Basketball Game Preview: Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers vs. Meade County Green Waves

By Team Reports Dec 12, 2024, 12:52am

Basketball Preview: Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers vs. Meade County Green Waves

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Breckinridge County is 2-8 against Meade County since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Meade County Green Waves at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Breckinridge County has four wins , while Meade County has three).

Breckinridge County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Muhlenberg County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Breckinridge County blew Muhlenberg County out of the water with a 68-24 final score. With the Fighting Tigers ahead 39-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Adelynn Moorman

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Breckinridge County's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adelynn Moorman, who went 8 of 11from beyond the arc on her way to 26 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Moorman is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Grimes, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 21 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Meade County was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Christian Academy-Louisville 72-33. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Green Waves had established a 35 point advantage.

Meade County had a senior duo take command as Peyton Bradley went 7 of 15 on her way to 25 points in addition to six assists and five steals and Savannah Triplett went 8 of 13 on her way to 21 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bradley has scored at least a third of Meade County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Rider, who posted six points along with six boards and five assists.

Breckinridge County's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-0. As for Meade County, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Breckinridge County has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Meade County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Breckinridge County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Meade County in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Meade County's Paige Medley, who posted 21 points. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Breckinridge County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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