After Scott County and Male had been launched and as they shook palms earlier than the boys basketball cap on the Dan Cummins Basic on Saturday, the mirror picture was unattainable to overlook.
For as soon as SC, missing a participant taller than 6-Four on its roster, did not crane its neck to get a superb take a look at its opponent.
Guess what which means although, Male did good? To compete with its loaded Louisville rivals, the Bulldogs are consultants at spreading the ground and discovering an open Three-pointer every time and wherever they need one.
Fourteen of them went by way of the online, often after Male discovered ample catch-and-shoot house within the nook, throughout an 81-37 rout.
“They’re an excellent crew. They’re very deliberate about how they do what they do. They are not extraordinarily athletic with stress and stuff, however they place themselves nicely,” SC coach Tim Glenn mentioned. “Simply them, I assumed it was an ideal match for us when it comes to measurement and even velocity. However you then get into the bodily issue they usually had a bonus, and most groups have carried out that.”
The lopsided loss continued a weeklong skid for Scott County (Eight-14), which absorbed its third straight 42nd District loss Friday evening in a 67-54 verdict at Bryan Station.
Freshman Cole Edelen knocked down 5 Three-pointers in 9 makes an attempt on his solution to 21 factors.
“I knew that child made 55 and shot 155,” Glenn mentioned. “He ran off screens and did issues. It wasn’t like we did not understand it was going to be that means.”
Terrence Corridor added 13 factors and eight rebounds for the Males (12-10), whose shaky file features a loss to in-state rival Ballard within the Louisville Invitational Match title recreation.
SC’s 1,000 profession level scorer Nick Mosby was held to 2 factors on 1-for-5 from the sector and 4 turnovers.
“I nonetheless suppose we’ve got the flexibility” Glenn mentioned. “I used to be a little bit disillusioned immediately with how we responded to the depth of that recreation. These guys the final two years have not performed very nicely on back-to-back nights.”
Da’Quis Brown scored 9 fast factors and staked Scott County to a 14-10 lead after a flurry of turnovers, however Male got here again with 14 straight factors.
The Bulldogs went 10 for 18 from deep within the first half.
SC additionally drove early Friday. Glenn’s bucket beat the buzzer for a 16-15 lead, but it surely was six minutes into the second quarter earlier than the Cardinals scored once more.
Bryan Station (6-13, 1-2) prolonged its 30-21 halftime result in a 41-22 lead halfway by way of the third. SC continued to struggle on the shoulders of Glenn (20 factors) and Mosby (15), however by no means lower the deficit beneath eight down the stretch.
“With this crew, while you hit the break, it is onerous to get them to cease,” Glenn mentioned.
The younger Defenders displayed a one-two punch of freshman guard Amari Owens (19 factors, 4 steals) and Felix De Los Santos (18 factors, 11 rebounds).
