Basketball Preview: Flora Wolves vs. Hamilton County Foxes
Flora is 0-6 against Hamilton County since December of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Flora Wolves will be playing at home against the Hamilton County Foxes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Flora is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They had to suffer through a 67-36 loss at the hands of Mt. Carmel. One positive for the Wolves, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton County didn't have quite enough to beat Carmi-White County on Tuesday and fell 42-40. The Foxes haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Hamilton County got top-tier performance from Rayci Phelps, who went 11 for 19 en route to 26 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Phelps' evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kora Wellen, who had six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Hamilton County's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Flora, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Things could have been worse for Flora, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-49 loss to Hamilton County when the teams last played back in January. Can Flora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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