Campbell County is 0-5 against William Blount since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Campbell County Cougars will look to defend their home court against the William Blount Governors at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Campbell County has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while William Blount will arrive with five straight victories.
Campbell County pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Halls.
Despite the loss, Campbell County had strong showings from Luke Browning, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Gavin Cox, who scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds. Cox scored a full 35.1% of Campbell County's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Owens, who scored 10 points.
William Blount has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season. They were the clear victor by a 73-53 margin over Heritage. Given William Blount's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Heritage is ranked 265th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caden Windle was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. Grady Robertson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Campbell County's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for William Blount, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Campbell County came up short against William Blount in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 68-57. Will Campbell County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
