Calloway County won the last time they faced Carlisle County and things went their way on Monday too. The Calloway County Lakers took down the Carlisle County Comets 67-50. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Comets are ranked 158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Carlisle County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Wyatt Rickard dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Rickard has been hot recently, having also posted three or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaron Williams, who posted eight points and four steals.
Calloway County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Carlisle County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Calloway County will take on Marshall County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marshall County will roll in looking for their 23rd straight victory, something Calloway County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Carlisle County, they will square off against Fulton City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carlisle County is facing Fulton City at the right time seeing as Fulton City is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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