Basketball Recap: Calloway County's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Saturday

Lakers

Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 vs Taylor County	56-62
01/17/25 vs Rowan County	71-48
01/14/25 vs Marshall County	52-42
01/09/25 @ Paducah Tilghman	74-37
01/08/25 vs Hopkins County Central	54-42

It was a good run, but Calloway County unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taylor County Cardinals. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lakers of the 59-35 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2022.

Calloway County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaidan Koch, who went 8 of 18 en route to 26 points along with seven boards and five assists. The contest was Koch's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sayler Lowe, who went 7 for 17 on her way to 15 points and eight rebounds.

Calloway County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Taylor County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.

Calloway County will challenge Lyon County at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Calloway County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season. As for Taylor County, they will head out on the road to face off against Green County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.