Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Campbell County

Campbell County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pendleton County Wildcats with a sharp 81-57 win. Given the Camels' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Wildcats are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Campbell County was led to victory by Garyn Jackson and Austin Davie. Jackson went 9 of 10 on his way to 21 points, while Davie went 8 for 14 en route to 16 points and seven boards. Davie's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zach Franzen, who posted six points.

Campbell County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Pendleton County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.

Campbell County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-51 loss against Highlands on the 2nd. As for Pendleton County, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pendleton County Wildcats duke it out with the Anderson County Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Pendleton County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Anderson County likes a good challenge.