Basketball Game Preview: Rockcastle County Rockets vs. Whitley County Colonels

Rockcastle County is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Whitley County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rockcastle County Rockets will welcome the Whitley County Colonels at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Rockcastle County is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Mercer County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rockcastle County blew Mercer County out of the water with a 70-33 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-14.

Meanwhile, Whitley County humbled Williamsburg with a 66-26 victory. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 218th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rockcastle County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. As for Whitley County, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.

Everything came up roses for Rockcastle County against Whitley County in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-32 win. In that match, Rockcastle County amassed a halftime lead of 34-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.