The Calloway County Lakers will head out on the road to take on the McCracken County Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Calloway County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They really took it to Ballard Memorial for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-19 win at home. With Calloway County ahead 53-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Calloway County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sayler Lowe, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Lowe has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidan Koch, who scored 19 points along with two steals.
McCracken County was handed a three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Mayfield on Thursday. McCracken County took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 68-29 win over Mayfield. Given McCracken County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Mayfield is ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calloway County pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for McCracken County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Calloway County came up short against McCracken County in their previous matchup back in January, falling 52-43. Can Calloway County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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