Locals face Taylor on Friday

If weather permits, the Knights and Lady Knights basketball teams will have a busy week.

The ladies open the week with a home game against Elizabethtown (16-2), who is a Fifth Region contender. The game will prove to be a test of strength for the girls. Elizabethtown is the reigning tournament champion and features top players in the region with senior Alex Jones and sophomore Natalie Greenwell.

The Lady Knights are scheduled to tip off against Elizabethtown at the Roby Dome on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Knights are scheduled to resume play Thursday night as well, tipping off against Christian Academy of Louisville (CAL) on the road at 7:30 p.m.

CAL (11-8) is coming off a 21-point victory over Waggener, a team that beat the Knights by 12 at the Roby Dome on opening night. CAL is a middle of the pack team in the stacked Seventh Region.

Friday night the Knights and Lady Knights play host to district rival Taylor County.

The Lady Knights tip off first at 6:30 p.m.

In their last match up, the Lady Knights quickly dispatched the Lady Cards (9-9). They took an early lead and won easily 70-34.

The Knights went toe-to-toe with Taylor County (13-5) in one of their best all around efforts of the year. The sequel looks to be another chess match for the rivals. The Cardinals feature a tough one-two combo of Chase Cox and Leonard Macon.

The Knights tip off against the Cardinals at 8 p.m.

Saturday is just another day at the office for the Knights as they play their third game in as many days against Hancock County (7-14).

The only opponent the team's share is Waggener, which dealt Hancock County a 23-point loss at home.

Tip off is set for 7 p.m. at Hancock County.

Tuesday of next week rounds out the next seven days of play for both teams as the Knights play region foe Bardstown (16-5) and the Lady Knights face one of the top teams in the state, Mercy (14-5).

The Knights face a tough team in the Tigers, led by 6-3 senior Jordan Hickman. Bardstown is currently unbeaten in Fifth Region play and recently finished as runner up in the Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic in Richmond.

Bardstown has beat mutual opponents Campbellsville (62-52), Washington County (74-46, 76-53) and Nelson County (59-58).

Tip off in Bardstown is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Lady Knights will be battle tested on the road against Mercy. Mercy is a top contender in the heavily stacked Seventh Region, led by junior guard Therese Montano, senior forward Catherine Montano and senior center Madison Hardy.

Mercy is 1-1 against mutual opponents, beating Christian Academy of Louisville once (58-55) and losing once (58-53).

Tip off in Louisville is set for 7:30 pm. next Tuesday.