The Crawfordsville Athenians will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Lebanon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crawfordsville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Saturday, Crawfordsville ended up a good deal behind Benton Central and lost 43-28.
Despite their defeat, Crawfordsville saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jacob Lee, who scored ten points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Mason Mccarty, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Lebanon came up short against Mt. Vernon on Saturday and fell 51-43.
Loss or not, Lebanon got some senior leadership from Jack Ferrell and Kaden Lark. Ferrell shot 5-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while Lark went 5 for 9 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Ferrell a new career-high in threes (five). Wesley Byrd was another key player, earning five points.
Lebanon's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Crawfordsville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Crawfordsville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lebanon when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Does Crawfordsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lebanon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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