The Greenup County Musketeers will head out to face off against the Russell Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Greenup County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Rock Hill with a sharp 69-49 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Russell blew past Fairview, posting a 68-39 win. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Eagles are ranked 255th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Russell is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Greenup County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-13.
Greenup County came up short against Russell in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russell's Caleb Rimmer, who shot 6-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Now that Greenup County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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