With a 75-47 win at Monticello last Wednesday the McCreary Central Raiders wrapped up the number one spot in the 48th District regular season standings.
The win gave McCreary a 5-0 mark in district play with only one game, at Wayne County, left to play.
The Raiders game at Wayne County has now been postponed by weather twice after the Friday night snowstorm prevented the teams from tipping off Saturday night.
A date to make up this weekend’s postponment has not yet been set.
With the top seed going into the tournament McCreary will face Monticello in the opening round with the winner gaining an automatic entry in the 12th Region tournament which will be played at Pulaski County High School.
Monticello is currently winless in district play with only one game left against Wayne County and is already guaranteed to finish last in the district race regardless of the outcome against the Cards.
Wayne and Southwestern are still trying to settle the second and third seed between themselves but that battle is esentially only for the right to be listed as the home team when the two face off in the opening round of the district tournament.
In Wednesday’s game McCreary got off to a somewhat slow start and led the Trojans by only four points, 15-11 at the end of the first quarter.
The Raiders were able to shift into high gear through the middle quarters though outscoring Monticello 23-6 in the second and then expanding the 38-18 halftime lead with a 22-13 advantage in the third to make the score 60-30 going into the final period of play.
Senior Zack Roark led McCreary with 23 points while Ben Wright and Jacob Dixon added 15 each to help the Raiders improve to a regional best 16-5 and 11-1 against teams from within the 12th Region.
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Raiders Claim Top Spot in District Tourney Seeding
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Lady Raiders Head to Postseason with Back to Back Wins
The Lady Raider softball team finished off the regular season on a good note by taking two wins on their final day of action before yesterday’s scheduled district tournament game against Wayne County.
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Raiders Struggle During Final Week of Regular Season
The McCreary Central baseball team finished up the regular season with a rough slate last week losing four times in as many outings.
After a rainout on Monday the Raiders traveled to Somerset on Tuesday where -
Raiders Finish Week with Back to Back Wins
McCreary wrapped up the next to last week of regular season baseball with a pair of wins on Thursday and Friday over Garrard County and at Clay County. Those wins came after falling 8-4 at Clinton County on Monday to a Bulldog team
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Tie-Breaker Rule Gives Southwestern #1 Seed Leaving Lady Raiders to Face Wayne
The Lady Raider softball team will have to settle for the number two seed in the upcoming district tournament after Southwestern came back to win their last three district contest’s, including one of them against McCreary, to force a tie for the top
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Comeback Win Snaps Raider Six Game Skid
The Raider baseball team ended the week on a positive note after starting the week with three losses which brought their losing streak to six.
On Friday McCreary rallied from a 6-2 deficit to defeat Whitley County 7-6. That -
Lady Raiders Clinch Tie for #1 District Seed
McCreary Central has secured at least a share of the top seed in the 48th District after beating Wayne County last Monday by a score of 6-1. The loss by the Cardinals also eliminated them from the possibility of earning the number 1 seed.
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Raider Offense Suffering Through Cold Spell
The McCreary Central Baseball Squad suffered through a rough stretch of the schedule last week losing three games after winning three of four the previous week. Also lost during the week was their final district game of the season which
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Extra Inning Win Keeps Lady Raiders On Top of 48th District Standings
The Lady Raider softball team took another big step toward securing the districts number one seed last week with a thrilling 7-5 win at Wayne County on Monday.
The win gives McCreary a 2-0 record with just two games left to play against -
McCreary Wins Three of Four, Split Pair of District Contests
McCreary Central concluded a busy week on Friday with a 12-0 blanking of Oneida on the road on Friday giving them three wins against one loss on the week and pushing them closer to the .500 mark at 8-10.
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Lady Raiders Split Four Games, Lose Two Heartbreakers
McCreary Central seemed poised to gain a win heading into the bottom of the sixth inning with a 5-0 lead and having allowed just two hits and three baserunners through the first five innings but the Lady Rockets
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