Trigg County will look to end several long losing streaks against various opponents when the Lady Wildcats take to the floor in 2021.
The 29-game schedule features no in-season tournaments for the first time since 1986-87. There are 14 home games and 15 road games.
There are four teams appearing on the Lady Wildcat schedule for the first time – Daviess County, Muhlenberg County, McCracken County, and Graves County.
Trigg County’s first district game is January 26 at Crittenden County. That, Trigg’s Jan. 29 game at Lyon County, and the Feb. 2 home game with Livingston Central will count toward seeding for the district tournament in mid-March that will be held at Wildcat Gym.
The schedule is one of the toughest in recent years for the Lady Wildcats. They will play every region team except for Henderson County at least once.
Fort Campbell does not appear on Trigg County’s schedule for the first time since the series began in 1976-77. The DoDEA will not allow Fort Campbell and Fort Knox to play basketball or compete in wrestling this winter due to COVID-19.
Here is a breakdown of Trigg County’s schedule –
January 5 at Todd County Central – The Lady Wildcats open the season with a chance to snap one of the longest losing streaks to a current opponent right off the bat. Trigg is 4-34 all-time against the Lady Rebels and has lost 26 straight games dating back to 1986. It’s the first meeting between the schools in four years. It’s been a consistent misery for Trigg County in the series. They are 2-16 against Todd both at home and on the road.
January 8 vs. Calloway County; Feb. 6 at Calloway County – Here’s a longer losing streak than Todd County Central. Trigg’s last win over Calloway came in 1984 – a streak of 12 consecutive losses. Trigg is 2-17 all-time against the Lady Lakers including 0-8 in Murray.
January 9 at Daviess County – This is the first meeting between the schools and marks the first time Trigg County is playing a game in Owensboro.
January 11 at Dawson Springs; March 12 vs. Dawson Springs – Trigg County’s 47 wins against Dawson Springs is the most against any opponent. They have won five straight games against the Lady Panthers.
January 14 at Madisonville – Trigg County has played Madisonville 23 times and lost 22. The program’s only win against the Lady Maroons came in 1989. Trigg is 0-11 all-time at Maroon Gym.
January 19 at University Heights; Jan 23 vs. University Heights – A three-game winning streak has seen Trigg County inch above the .500 mark against UHA at 14-13. One-third of the games in the series have been decided by single digits.
January 21 vs. Caldwell County; February 11 at Caldwell County – Trigg County beat Caldwell twice last season for the first time since 1990, which also was the last time Trigg won in Princeton. Caldwell still owns a comfortable 83-22 advantage in the series thanks to 33 straight wins from 1994-2008.
January 26 at Crittenden County; February 19 vs. Crittenden County – Trigg County has won five of the last six meetings with the Lady Rockets but still trail 63-41 all-time.
January 29 at Lyon County; February 16 vs. Lyon County – Trigg County won all four meetings with the Lady Lyons last year and have won five straight for the first time since 1994-96 when they won seven straight.
January 30 vs. Webster County – Trigg County beat Webster County in consecutive games in 1984 and 1986 and haven’t won since, dropping 15 straight. Included in the losing streak are a pair of 100-point games and a 68-5 Webster win the last time the schools met in 2013.
February 2 vs. Livingston Central; February 23 at Livingston Central – Trigg County has won four straight games against the Lady Cardinals for the first time since 1995-97. Livingston still leads the all-time series 65-41.
February 5 vs. Christian County – The Lady Colonels have won 27 of the 31 career meetings with Trigg, including the last nine going back to Trigg’s last win in 1996. Three of Trigg’s four wins over Christian County have come at Wildcat Gym.
February 9 vs. Paducah Tilghman – The Blue Tornado have won six of the eight matchups with Trigg. The Lady Wildcats won in 1995 and 1997. Tilghman has beaten Trigg each of the last two seasons.
February 13 vs. Muhlenberg County – This will be the first meeting between the schools but not Trigg’s first game against a Muhlenberg County school. Trigg was 0-3 against Muhlenberg South, 4-0 against Breman, 1-1 vs. Central City, and 3-0 against Graham.
February 20 at Fulton City – Trigg is a perfect 12-0 against Fulton City with every win coming since 2007. However, the games have been somewhat close with the average margin of victory eight points in the last seven wins.
February 25 at Union County – Trigg County beat Union twice in a season for the first time last year. Union still leads the series 8-5.
February 26 at Graves County – This will be the first meeting between the schools.
March 2 vs. McCracken County – Trigg County alum Scott Sivills returns to Wildcat Gym as a coach for the first time since 2000 when he led Calloway County to a 52-37 win. It will be the first meeting between the schools although Trigg County is 16-13 against Reidland, Heath, and Lone Oak – the three schools that consolidated to form McCracken County High.
March 5 vs. Hopkins County Central; March 11 at Hopkins County Central – Cory Coble will see his alma mater twice. Trigg won both games last year but trail the all-time series 3-7.
March 6 at Butler County – The teams met for the first time last year at the Russellville Christmas Tournament. Trigg overcame a halftime deficit to grab a 46-39 win.
March 9 vs. Logan County – Trigg has never beaten Logan County in six tries. The last time the Lady Cougars came to Cadiz was 2010.
