The Graves County Eagles came up short against the Daviess County Panthers on Saturday and fell 47-36. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Panthers are ranked 18th).
Daviess County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kennedy Lane led the charge by shooting 62% from the field en route to 19 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Lane has scored at least a third of the Panthers' points. Molly Hancock was another key player, putting up ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Graves County and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for Daviess County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Graves County will be playing in front of their home fans against Owensboro Catholic at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles' defense better be ready for this one: the Aces have averaged an impressive 61.3 points per game this season. As for Daviess County, they will head out on the road to square off against South Warren at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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