The Meade County Green Waves will square off against the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meade County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Meade County beat South Oldham 72-64.
Peyton Bradley was her usual excellent self, going 12 for 27 en route to 31 points and six rebounds. She is becoming a predictor of Meade County's success: when she posts at least 30 points the team is 9-2 (and 4-5 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Rider, who posted four points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Breckinridge County faced Taylor County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Breckinridge County took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Taylor County. The Fighting Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meade County will need focus on slowing down Kayleigh Huffines, one of several Breckinridge County players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Elizabeth Grimes was another key player, going 8 of 16 on her way to 18 points.
Meade County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Breckinridge County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Meade County and Breckinridge County are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Meade County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.6 points per game. However, it's not like Breckinridge County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Meade County came up short against Breckinridge County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 60-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grimes, who went 8 for 16 en route to 24 points along with six assists and five steals. Now that Meade County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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