Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Christian County

Christian County came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Hopkinsville Tigers with a sharp 57-37 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 68-29 on January 9th.

Leading Christian County to victory were Anaysia Bagwell and Lazarie Daniel. Bagwell went 6 of 14 on her way to 17 points, while Daniel dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. The contest was Bagwell's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was NeVaeh Day, who posted seven points and six rebounds.

Christian County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.9% in those games and 24.7% outside of them. As for Hopkinsville, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Christian County will challenge Fort Campbell at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopkinsville has already played their next matchup (against Henderson County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.