Recap: Kenwood Knights vs. Dickson County Cougars
The Kenwood Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 49-38 to Dickson County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Kenwood has struggled against Dickson County recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Kenwood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Yazmine Pearson, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyla Murphy, who scored nine points.
Dickson County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keely Webb, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Webb has scored at least a third of Dickson County's points. Another player making a difference was Jenna Saine, who scored 12 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Kenwood dropped their record down to 2-19 with that loss, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Dickson County, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-19.
Kenwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Kirkwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Tennessee (Kirkwood is ranked 375th, while Kenwood is ranked 374th). As for Dickson County, they will head out on the road to face off against West Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Dickson County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
