Casey County is 1-6 against Mercer County since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Casey County Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Mercer County Titans at 7:30 p.m. Casey County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Mercer County is ranked 82nd).
Last Saturday, Casey County came up short against Cumberland County and fell 40-31.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mercer County gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Western Hills 65-30 at home. Mercer County pushed the score to 51-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Western Hills had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Ak Drakeford, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mercer County's points. Izzie Carlton was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Casey County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Mercer County, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Casey County might still be hurting after the 70-47 loss they got from Mercer County in their previous matchup back in February of 2021. Thankfully for Casey County, Timberlynn Yeast (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
