The Daviess County Panthers had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.2 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They managed a 57-51 win over Owensboro. This was payback for Daviess County, who suffered a 35-32 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Daviess County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zoey Beehn, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Hoagland, who scored 16 points.
Daviess County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Owensboro, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Daviess County on the road again on Tuesday and play against Union County at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Owensboro won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Male at 5:30 p.m. on January 20th. Male will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Owensboro is ranked 38th).
