The Western Hills Wolverines will square off against the George Rogers Clark Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully George Rogers Clark likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Western Hills came up short against Bourbon County and fell 79-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (64), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Mercer County typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday George Rogers Clark proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Titans 54-38. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Titans are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George Rogers Clark's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points over those games. As for Western Hills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season.
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