Basketball Game Preview: Wayne County Wildcats vs. Houston County Fighting Irish

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Wayne County Wildcats vs. Houston County Fighting Irish

The Wayne County Wildcats will square off against the Houston County Fighting Irish at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wayne County comes in on eight and Houston County on seven.

Wayne County scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 92-55 win over Big Sandy. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-26.

Wayne County found their leader in underclassman Cayman Camfield, who shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Camfield has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Jace Foster was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Houston County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Perry County 65-43.

Wayne County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Houston County, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.

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