Basketball Game Preview: Christian County Colonels vs. Crittenden County Rockets

The Christian County Colonels will square off against the Crittenden County Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Crittenden County likes a good challenge.

Christian County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hopkins County Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Storm. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (59), the Colonels still had to take the loss.

Christian County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Anaysia Bagwell, who went 10 for 18 en route to 28 points, and Lazarie Daniel, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 22 points. Bagwell's afternoon made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carliah Hobson, who posted four points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Christian County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Crittenden County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.4 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Everything went their way against the Lyons as they made off with a 63-37 win. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Crittenden County pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Christian County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9.

Christian County came out on top in a nail-biter against Crittenden County in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 64-61. Does Christian County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crittenden County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.