Owensboro and Daviess County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Owensboro Red Devils will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Daviess County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Daviess County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Owensboro, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Owensboro beat Pearl-Cohn 63-58. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Shalyn Sprinkles was nothing short of spectacular: she went 9 for 16 on her way to 29 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Owensboro's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Heleina John, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Daviess County was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 44-43 to Calloway County. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owensboro will have to contain Kennedy Lane as she made an impact in Daviess County's last game. She went 8 of 15 on her way to 22 points. The contest was Lane's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Hoagland, who posted 11 points.
Daviess County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Owensboro, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Owensboro has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Daviess County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Owensboro strolled past Daviess County in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 51-34. Will Owensboro repeat their success, or does Daviess County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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