Preview: Great Crossing vs. Walton-Verona Bearcats
Great Crossing will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Walton-Verona Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Great Crossing knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 19 contests -- so hopefully Walton-Verona likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Great Crossing faced Blazer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Great Crossing walked away with a 72-59 victory over Blazer. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Great Crossing's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Vince Dawson, who scored 20 points. Dawson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Junius Burrell, who scored ten points along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Newport Central Catholic scored an imposing 58 points on Saturday, Walton-Verona still came out on top. Walton-Verona took their game against Newport Central Catholic 67-58. Given Walton-Verona's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Newport Central Catholic is ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Great Crossing pushed their record up to 28-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Walton-Verona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
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