The Frederick Douglass Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Henry Clay Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Frederick Douglass will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Frederick Douglass is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Scott County 105-74 on Friday. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Henry Clay earned an 85-75 win over Oldham County on Saturday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Colonels are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henry Clay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points over those games. As for Frederick Douglass, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Frederick Douglass beat Henry Clay 66-54 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frederick Douglass since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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