The Pickett County Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Hillcrest Vikings at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pickett County sitting on six straight victories and Hillcrest on 11.
Pickett County had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 25-point drubbing they dealt Van Buren County on Monday. Pickett County put the hurt on Van Buren County with a sharp 64-39 win. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest escaped with a win on Monday against Middleton by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. The 37-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 23-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.1 points over those games. As for Pickett County, their win bumped their record up to 25-6.
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