The Calloway County Lakers and the Trinity Shamrocks will round out the year against one another at at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calloway County has nine straight victories, Trinity has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Calloway County strolled past Richwoods with points to spare, taking the game 69-54. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Kentucky, while the Knights are ranked 206th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Trinity came up short against Mater Lakes Academy on Saturday and fell 72-61.
Calloway County's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Trinity, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps