Shalyn Sprinkles and Alyrica Hughes secure win for Owensboro

By Team Reports Mar 5, 2024, 7:35am

Recap: Owensboro Red Devils vs. Butler County Bears

The Owensboro Red Devils lost to the Butler County Bears back in February of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. Owensboro enjoyed a cozy 58-40 win over Butler County. Given Owensboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Butler County is ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Owensboro to victory were Shalyn Sprinkles and Alyrica Hughes. Sprinkles scored 16 points along with six steals, while Hughes scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Sprinkles has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Unique Carter-Swanagan, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Owensboro's victory bumped their record up to 19-11. As for Butler County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-15.

Owensboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Butler County also has no future games currently scheduled.

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