Preview: Ohio County Eagles vs. Butler County Bears
Ohio County is 7-1 against Butler County since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Ohio County Eagles will face off against the Butler County Bears at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ohio County came tearing into last Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 81-75 win over Muhlenberg County. Given Ohio County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Muhlenberg County is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Butler County came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 79-69 victory over Daviess County. 79 seems to be a good number for Butler County as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Ty Price, who scored 38 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. He hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Briar Griffin, who scored 15 points.
Ohio County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Butler County, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Ohio County lost to Butler County on the road by a decisive 61-45 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Can Ohio County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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