Basketball Recap: Mccreary Central Piles Up the Points Against Casey County

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 vs Casey County	41
12/17/24 @ York Institute	31
12/27/24 @ Pineville	19
12/20/24 vs Southwestern	-3
12/23/24 vs Knox Central	-23

While McCreary Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by the Casey County Rebels to the tune of 72-31 on Friday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 31 points or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for McCreary Central and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Casey County, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9.

McCreary Central and Casey County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings. McCreary Central (ranked 128th) will meet Harlan County (ranked 36th) at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Casey County will face off against Pulaski County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 141 places (257 vs. 116).