Madisonville-North Hopkins has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the University Heights Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Madisonville-North Hopkins didn't have too much trouble with the Panthers at home as they won 73-59.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, University Heights beat the Tigers 67-62 on Tuesday. Given University Heights' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Tigers are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madisonville-North Hopkins pushed their record up to 10-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for University Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Madisonville-North Hopkins suffered a grim 90-70 defeat to the Blazers when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Madisonville-North Hopkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
