Preview: Houston County Fighting Irish vs. Wayne County Wildcats
The Houston County Fighting Irish will square off against the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Houston County comes in on seven and Wayne County on eight.
Houston County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 65-43 margin over Perry County.
Meanwhile, Wayne County scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 92-55 win over Big Sandy at home. Given Wayne County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Big Sandy is ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cayman Camfield continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 5-for-6 from deep and dropping a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for seven straight games. Jace Foster was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Houston County pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Wayne County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
