Preview: Mercer County Titans vs. Casey County Rebels
Mercer County is 6-1 against Casey County since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mercer County Titans will play host again and welcome the Casey County Rebels, where tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Casey County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer County, who comes in off a win.
Mercer County put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 65-30 win over Western Hills at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-15.
Ak Drakeford continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mercer County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzie Carlton, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Casey County came up short against Cumberland County on Saturday and fell 40-31. While losing is never fun, Casey County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Cumberland County is ranked 76th).
Mercer County's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Casey County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Mercer County took their victory against Casey County in their previous meeting back in February of 2021 by a conclusive 70-47. Does Mercer County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Casey County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
