The Owensboro Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Bethlehem Eagles/Banshees at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Owensboro has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Monday, Owensboro didn't have too much trouble with Madisonville-North Hopkins on the road as they won 67-49. Owensboro pushed the score to 51-31 by the end of the third, a deficit Madisonville-North Hopkins cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Owensboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shalyn Sprinkles, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points and 1 assist. The team also got some help courtesy of Heleina John, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 72-37 win over Christian Academy-Louisville at home. Bethlehem has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 25 points or more this season.
Owensboro's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Bethlehem, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
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