After eight games on the road, Kent County is heading back home. They will take on the Kent Island Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kent County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Kent Island is ranked 59th).
Kent County pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Pocomoke by a score of 64-61.
Meanwhile, Kent Island came tearing into Monday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Southern with a 54-50 victory.
Kent County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Kent Island, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
Kent County was taken down by Kent Island 54-26 in their previous matchup last Friday. Will Kent County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.