Basketball Game Preview: Kentucky Country Day Bearcats vs. Iroquois Raiders

The Kentucky Country Day Bearcats will take on the Iroquois Raiders in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Iroquois took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kentucky Country Day, who comes in off a win.

Iroquois is hoping to do what Fairdale couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Kentucky Country Day's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Kentucky Country Day strolled past Fairdale with points to spare, taking the game 46-27.

Meanwhile, Iroquois was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 43-37 to Christian Educational Consortium.

Kentucky Country Day will have to keep a close watch on Fifi Munezero and Ty'Aiona Clay-Toole, a pair of players who had a big impact on Iroquois' prior game. Munezero dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Clay-Toole posted 22 points. That was a full 59.5% of Iroquois' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Kentucky Country Day's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Iroquois, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Kentucky Country Day suffered a grim 46-26 defeat to Iroquois in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Kentucky Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.