Preview: Henderson County Colonels vs. Owensboro Red Devils
Henderson County is 8-1 against Owensboro since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Henderson County Colonels will be staying on the road to face off against the Owensboro Red Devils at 1:30 p.m. on March 14th. Henderson County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 508 points over their last eight contests.
Henderson County stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Hopkins County Central with a sharp 55-33 victory. Given Henderson County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Hopkins County Central is ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A'tylia Green and Addy Gish were among the main playmakers for Henderson County as the former scored 16 points along with five assists and three steals and the latter scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. It was the first time this season that Gish pulled down eight or more rebounds. Anna Kemp was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Owensboro walked away with it. They walked away with a 61-54 victory over the Aces on Sunday. Winning may never get old, but Owensboro sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Henderson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Owensboro, their victory bumped their record up to 21-11.
Henderson County was able to grind out a solid win over Owensboro in their previous matchup back in January, winning 56-48. Does Henderson County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Owensboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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