Each Thursday afternoon, beginning today, I’ll give a list of each boys’ basketball game inside the 4th Region happening on Friday night. With the list, I’ll give the two teams playing, what time they are playing and where they are playing along with a brief preview of the game and my prediction.
There’s some good basketball on tap for this Friday night:
MATCHUP: Barren County (8-11, 5-5 Region 4)-Allen County-Scottsville (7-10, 4-11 Region 4)
LOCATION: Allen County-Scottsville High School – Scottsville, Kentucky
TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. CST.
PREVIEW: The two teams are side-by-side in the 4th Region standings, as Barren County currently has a slim one-game lead. The Trojans, coached by Warren Cunningham, hit the road riding a two-game winning streak while head coach Lex Lindsey and his Patriots will play their fifth-straight home contest on Friday. In the season’s first meeting between the two clubs on Dec. 6, Barren County recorded a 57-46 home win.
TYLER’S PICK: Barren County 68, Allen County-Scottsville 60
MATCHUP: Warren East (10-6, 8-3 Region 4)-Bowling Green (16-2, 5-0 Region 4)
LOCATION: Bowling Green High School – Bowling Green, Kentucky
TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. CST.
PREVIEW: Bowling Green is the best team in the 4th Region and also in the 14th District. The Purples, who are ranked No. 1 in the Kentucky Associated Press Poll, have been firing on all cylinders lately and enter Friday’s home game against Warren East riding a nine-game winning streak. In its last outing, BG traveled to Hopkinsville and defeated No. 7 ranked Christian County by 15 points. The Raiders rode a four-game win streak from Dec. 28-Jan. 10, but have since dropped three-straight by an average of 23 points.
TYLER’S PICK: Bowling Green 75, Warren East 54
MATCHUP: Logan County (4-13, 3-8 Region 4)-Franklin-Simpson (14-4, 11-1 Region 4)
LOCATION: Franklin-Simpson High School – Franklin, Kentucky
TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. CST.
PREVIEW: The two teams met earlier in the season on Dec. 9 in Russellville and Franklin-Simpson absolutely overwhelmed the Cougars, as the Wildcats won 84-51 in a game in which Kentucky Mr. Basketball candidate Tavin Lovan dropped 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. This time, Logan County travels to Franklin – a place where Franklin is 5-0 this season.
TYLER’S PICK: Franklin-Simpson 82, Logan County 49
MATCHUP: Russell County (3-14, 2-6 Region 4)-South Warren (4-15, 1-10 Region 4)
LOCATION: South Warren High School – Bowling Green, Kentucky
TIPOFF: 7:45 p.m. CST.
PREVIEW: The two teams are side-by-side in the 4th Region standings, as South Warren currently has a slim one-game lead. The Spartans, coached by Nelson Cundiff, play their fourth-straight home game while head coach Brett Blankenship and his Lakers will hit the road for the first time in two games on Friday.
TYLER’S PICK: Russell County 58, South Warren 52
MATCHUP: Greenwood (11-9, 8-3 Region 4)-Warren Central (11-6, 4-2 Region 4)
LOCATION: Warren Central High School – Bowling Green, Kentucky
TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. CST.
PREVIEW: In what is the most anticipated contest of the night, Greenwood and Warren Central meet for the first time this season. The Gators are coming off a 60-51 road loss at Franklin-Simpson while the Dragons recorded a big 72-46 victory at South Warren on Tuesday night. Senior guard Dawson Crump is carrying Greenwood with 16.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while Central’s junior guard Skyelar Potter is filling the stat sheets with 24.2 points per outing.
TYLER’S PICK: Warren Central 74, Greenwood 66 – this is the game I will be at
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