The Eminence Warriors will challenge the Fort Knox Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eminence has seven straight wins, Fort Knox has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Eminence didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Carroll County 69-39 on Friday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Fort Knox was beaten by Central Hardin 76-49 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Bruins are ranked 68th).
Eminence is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Fort Knox, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Eminence strolled past Fort Knox when the teams last played on January 2nd by a score of 66-50. Does Eminence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Knox turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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