Basketball Game Preview: Daviess County Panthers vs. Owensboro Red Devils

Daviess County and Owensboro are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Daviess County Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Owensboro Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Last Saturday, Daviess County was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Calloway County. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Daviess County might have lost, but man, Kennedy Lane was a machine: she went 8 of 15 on her way to 22 points. Lane's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Hoagland, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Owensboro didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pearl-Cohn on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.

Daviess County better keep an eye on Shalyn Sprinkles. She was instrumental in Owensboro's win, going 9 of 16 on her way to 29 points in addition to six boards and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sprinkles has scored at least a third of Owensboro's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Heleina John, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds.

Owensboro now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Daviess County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Daviess County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24 boards per game. However, it's not like Owensboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Daviess County ended up a good deal behind Owensboro in their previous meeting back in February, losing 51-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sprinkles, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 27 points and six steals. Now that Daviess County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.