Basketball Game Preview: Calloway County Lakers vs. St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans

The Calloway County Lakers and the St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Calloway County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.

Last Saturday, Calloway County humbled Hopkinsville with a 63-32 victory. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.

Calloway County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sayler Lowe, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds, and Jaidan Koch, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The game was Lowe's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaycee Crouch, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points.

Calloway County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, St. Stephen's Episcopal was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 37-31 to Hill Country Christian School of Austin. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Calloway County will have to contain Eleanor Evarts as she made an impact in St. Stephen's Episcopal's last game. She almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Evarts a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Lartigue, who posted six points and five steals.

St. Stephen's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Calloway County, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Calloway County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Stephen's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.