Lyon County has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 66-49 fall against the Henderson County Colonels on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Lyons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Colonels are ranked tenth).
Henderson County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Allyson Rideout out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Rideout a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was A'Tylia Green, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Lyon County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Henderson County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lyon County has already played their next contest (against Carlisle County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Henderson County will face off against Webster County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Henderson County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
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