After both having extra time off, the Crest Ridge Cougars and the Meadville Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on December 27th. Crest Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, everything went Crest Ridge's way against Leeton as Crest Ridge made off with a 67-45 win. Given Crest Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Leeton is ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Meadville had to settle for a 50-47 defeat against Winston last Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Meadville has scored all season.
Despite their loss, Meadville saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mason Dennis, who scored 14 points, was perhaps the best of all. The match was Dennis' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donivan Schreckhise, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Crest Ridge's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Meadville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
