The Hughes Lions will take on the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hughes sitting on three straight wins and Wayne County on six.
Last Thursday, Hughes narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Perry County 45-43.
Meanwhile, even though Perry County scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, Wayne County still came out on top. Wayne County walked away with a 72-61 win over Perry County.
Wayne County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayman Camfield, who scored 32 points along with eight rebounds. Camfield hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Justice Bell, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Wayne County's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Case Butler got a bit more time on the court (25 vs. his season average of 12.15). Butler made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Hughes is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Wayne County, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
Hughes was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne County in their previous meeting back in January, winning 67-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Camfield, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hughes still be able to contain Camfield? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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