The Meade County Green Waves will face off against the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Breckinridge County will be up against a hot Meade County squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Meade County blew past Hancock County 63-28 on Monday. Given the Green Waves' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd in Kentucky, while the Hornets are ranked 185th in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Bradley was her usual excellent self, going 9-for-14 on her way to 26 points and five steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Meade County's points. Another player making a difference was Karla Thornsberry, who made all 5 shots she took to post 10 points.
Meanwhile, Breckinridge County was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Frederick Fraize 73-26.
Meade County better keep an eye on Elizabeth Grimes. She was instrumental in Breckinridge County's win, putting up 11 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Mitcham, who posted seven points.
Breckinridge County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. Meade County's win bumped their record up to 21-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Meade County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Breckinridge County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Meade County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Breckinridge County in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meade 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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