The Crane Medical Cougars will challenge the Latin Romans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Crane Medical sitting on three straight wins and Latin on eight.
Crane Medical is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Clark, posting an 83-26 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 23 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Ramiyah Puckett
| 02/25/25 vs Clark | 75% |
| 01/24/25 vs Kelly | 63% |
| 02/18/25 vs Rauner | 59% |
| 02/06/25 vs Westinghouse | 50% |
| 01/10/25 @ Orr | 50% |
Crane Medical's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ramiyah Puckett led the charge by going 9-for-12 to rack up 20 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Puckett a new career-high in shooting accuracy (75%). Tiana Simmons was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards.
Crane Medical smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 21 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Latin was able to grind out a solid win over Regina Dominican on Tuesday, taking the game 46-38. That's two games straight that the Romans have won by exactly eight points.
Crane Medical's record is now 23-5. As for Latin, their record is now 21-7.
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