After building a seven-point first-half lead at undefeated Bowling Green on Tuesday, the Christian County boys’ basketball team had to battle back to force overtime before falling 57-50 to the Purples.
The loss is the fourth straight for the Colonels heading into Saturday’s 8th-District showdown with Hopkinsville. Bowling Green picked up its third win against 2nd-Region competition to improve to 6-0.
The Colonels emerged with a one-point lead after the first quarter and held the Purples to only eight points in the second to take a 26-19 edge into the halftime break.
However, the points dried up for the Colonels in the third, and they were outscored 16-6 to trail 35-32 with a quarter to play. Christian County rallied in the fourth to force overtime, but could only manage four points the rest of the way in the program’s seventh straight loss to the Purples.
Christian County 12 14 6 14 4 — 50
Bowling Green 11 8 16 11 11 — 57
