Basketball Game Preview: Carlisle County Comets vs. Mayfield Cardinals

Carlisle County is 1-9 against Mayfield since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carlisle County Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Mayfield Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

Carlisle County will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Hickman County on Tuesday. Carlisle County breezed by Hickman County to the tune of 62-25. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Comets this season.

Wyatt Rickard and Heath Mcbride were among the main playmakers for Carlisle County as the former went 8 of 12 on his way to 17 points along with five boards and four steals and the latter went 8 for 14 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Those four steals gave Rickard a new career-high. Brennan O'Neill was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 10 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mayfield). They claimed a resounding 81-44 victory over Community Christian. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 29 points or more this season.

Mayfield has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Carlisle County, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Carlisle County ended up a good deal behind Mayfield in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, losing 63-49. Can Carlisle County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.