The Crestwood Red Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grand Valley Mustangs at 6:45 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Crestwood is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Grand Valley in Ohio (Crestwood is ranked 175th, while Grand Valley is ranked 635th).
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Crestwood, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-48 loss to Aurora.
Despite the defeat, Crestwood had strong showings from Charlie Schweickert, who scored 19 points, and Dekota Johnson, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Johnson hasn't dropped below 15points for five straight games. James Durham was another key contributor, scoring no points along with ten rebounds and four blocks.
Grand Valley suffered their closest loss yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of Wickliffe by a score of 64-61. Grand Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crestwood's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Grand Valley, they bumped their record down to 3-7 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Crestwood beat Grand Valley 68-59 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestwood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
