Preview: Carlisle County Comets vs. Crittenden County Rockets
The Carlisle County Comets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Crittenden County Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around on Friday.
Carlisle County managed to keep up with Murray until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Carlisle County had to suffer through a rough 60-33 loss at the hands of Murray. Carlisle County has struggled against Murray recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Carlisle County saw an underclassman step up: Heath Mcbride scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcbride has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Crittenden County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 71-37 loss at the hands of Mayfield. While losing is never fun, Crittenden County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Mayfield is ranked 126th).
Carlisle County's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Crittenden County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-23.
Carlisle County strolled past Crittenden County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 56-42. Will Carlisle County repeat their success, or does Crittenden County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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