The Crestwood Knights and the Lakewood Gators will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Crestwood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 18 games.
On Tuesday, Crestwood earned a 75-62 victory over Hartsville. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Red Foxes are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakewood unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 50-41 to South Florence.
Crestwood will need focus on slowing down Darius Franklin, one of several Lakewood players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Mcbride, who posted five points along with five boards and three steals.
Crestwood pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Lakewood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
Crestwood took their victory against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 85-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakewood's Cedric Cisse, who put up 20 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crestwood still be able to contain Cisse? There's only one way to find out.
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