The Powell County Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Montgomery County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Powell County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Estill County just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Engineers. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Engineers 18-12 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County strolled past Lexington Catholic with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 69-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Montgomery County's win came from a few key players Powell County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Terry, who posted seven points along with 14 boards and six assists. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (four). Luke Fawns was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Montgomery County was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Powell County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Montgomery County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Powell County barely slipped by Montgomery County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 65-64. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Montgomery County's Tyce Jarvis, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Powell County still be able to contain Jarvis? There's only one way to find out.
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