The Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Muhlenberg County Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Breckinridge County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully Muhlenberg County likes a good challenge.
Breckinridge County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Apollo just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Eagles 67-63.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Muhlenberg County). They blew past Ohio County 91-54 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Eagles are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Breckinridge County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Muhlenberg County, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-6.
Breckinridge County strolled past Muhlenberg County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 71-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Breckinridge County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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