Basketball Game Preview: West Morgan Rebels vs. Danville Hawks

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Previous Games

01/27/24 - Neutral	57-62 L
12/18/23 - Home	80-69 W
12/04/23 - Away	48-63 L
01/23/23 - Home	51-33 W
12/19/22 - Away	70-64 W
+ 5 more games

West Morgan has gone 8-2 against Danville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Morgan Rebels are taking a road trip to square off against the Danville Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, West Morgan turned things around against Lawrence County on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Red Devils 59-56.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Danville). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 71-44 victory over East Lawrence. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Hawks with their most commanding win of the season.

West Morgan better keep an eye on Ty Bailey. He was instrumental in Danville's win, shooting 5-for-8 from deep and dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Bailey has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ki Boyd, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.

West Morgan's record now sits at 2-4. As for Danville, their record now sits at 4-7.

West Morgan came up short against Danville in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-57. Can West Morgan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.