Boyd County is 3-0 against Morgan County since February of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Boyd County Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the Morgan County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on February 13th. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Boyd County is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Fairland. Boyd County received a tough blow as they fell 75-57 to Fairland. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Morgan County, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-42 loss to Knox Central on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Morgan County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Knox Central is ranked 32nd).
Boyd County's defeat dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Morgan County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Everything came up roses for Boyd County against Morgan County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 83-39 win. Does Boyd County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morgan County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
