Basketball Recap: Thursday's Defeat Ends Daviess County's Winning Streak

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

02/27/25 @ Owensboro Catholic	50-58
02/24/25 vs Owensboro	75-60
02/21/25 vs Bowling Green	48-29
02/17/25 @ Logan County	56-43
02/15/25 @ Bethlehem	70-59

It was a good run, but Daviess County unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 58-50 to the Owensboro Catholic Aces. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Aces this season, with their most recent defeat being a 64-58 loss back in January.

Daviess County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Zoey Beehn, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Lane, who went 8-for-18 on her way to 21 points.

Even though they lost, Daviess County was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their eighth loss (out of 24 games) when they've passed the ball that well.

Owensboro Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Karmin Riley out in front who shot 43% from the field to rack up 18 points. Riley has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Aubrey Randolph was another key player, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Daviess County's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Owensboro Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers challenge the Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Edmonson County will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Daviess County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Owensboro Catholic, they will take on Meade County in a tournament on Monday. Meade County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.