Basketball Game Preview: Montgomery County Indians vs. Covington Catholic Colonels

The Montgomery County Indians will take on the Covington Catholic Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montgomery County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Covington Catholic likes a good challenge.

Last Saturday, Montgomery County greeted the New Year with with a 69-54 victory over Lexington Catholic.

Montgomery County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Andrew Terry, who posted seven points in addition to 14 rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Terry a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was Luke Fawns, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.

Terry wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Montgomery County was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Covington Catholic came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 62-58 win over the Tigers. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tigers are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Montgomery County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Covington Catholic, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.