The Owensboro Catholic Aces will head out on the road to square off against the Henderson County Colonels at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Owensboro Catholic sitting on six straight victories and Henderson County on ten.
In what's become a running theme this season, Owensboro Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 88-44 win over Muhlenberg County. Owensboro Catholic's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Owensboro Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailee Johnson, who scored 25 points along with three steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Jenna Krampe was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Henderson County's strategy against Breckinridge County on Tuesday. Henderson County enjoyed a cozy 68-53 victory over Breckinridge County. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to post ten more assists than your opponent, as Henderson County did.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Allyson Rideout and Caroline Lucas. Rideout had a great game and scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Meanwhile, Lucas was balling out in the loss, scoring 28 points along with two steals.
Owensboro Catholic's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Henderson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Owensboro Catholic came up short against Henderson County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 65-54. Can Owensboro Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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