The Knox Central Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Casey County Rebels at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Knox Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Knox Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Casey County: they just beat Knott County Central at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Panthers secured a 56-50 W over the Patriots on Thursday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Patriots are ranked 111th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Casey County and Mercer County, and Mercer County kept the tradition alive. The Rebels took a 65-49 bruising from the Titans on Thursday.
Casey County dropped their record down to 9-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Knox Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Knox Central might still be hurting after the 65-39 defeat they got from Casey County in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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