The Owensboro Catholic Aces will take on the Daviess County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Owensboro Catholic is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost to Owensboro at home by a 60-45 margin on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Daviess County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Ohio County on Tuesday as Daviess County made off with a 65-42 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Eagles are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daviess County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points over those games. As for Owensboro Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Owensboro Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Daviess County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 78-74 victory. Will Owensboro Catholic repeat their success, or does Daviess County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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