Basketball Preview: Rockcastle County Rockets vs. Madison Central Indians
The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out to challenge the Madison Central Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Rockcastle County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Laurel on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rockcastle County was outmatched by North Laurel on the road and fell 70-39. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, everything went Madison Central's way against Great Crossing on Thursday as Madison Central made off with a 66-46 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Madison Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nataya Strader, who went 10 for 19 en route to 25 points plus six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameryn Ridderikhoff, who went 5 for 9 en route to 19 points plus two steals.
Madison Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Rockcastle County's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Madison Central, their record now sits at 2-0.
Rockcastle County came up short against Madison Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 63-59. Can Rockcastle County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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