On Tuesday, the Meade County Green Waves faced the Owensboro Catholic Aces in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Meade County suffered a rough 81-61 defeat at the hands of Owensboro Catholic. It was the first time this season that Meade County let down their fans at home.
When it comes to explaining why Meade County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Paige Medley. Despite the final result, she scored 20 points along with three steals. Medley is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Babb, who scored 15 points along with seven assists.
Meade County was without their leading scorer, Peyton Bradley, in Tuesday's contest. With Bradley sidelined, Meade County had to make some changes to the lineup. And.
Owensboro Catholic had a senior duo take command as Hailee Johnson scored 20 points along with five assists and four steals and Jenna Krampe scored 13 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Johnson hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Randolph, who scored nine points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meade County's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-8. As for Owensboro Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Meade County will take on Muhlenberg County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Meade County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday. As for Owensboro Catholic, they will be playing at home against Owensboro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Owensboro Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
