Basketball Game Preview: Hardin County Tigers vs. McNairy Central Bobcats

Hardin County is 2-8 against McNairy Central since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hardin County Tigers face off against the McNairy Central Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Hardin County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jackson South Side on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hardin County was outmatched by Jackson South Side and fell 72-37. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-24.

McNairy Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 66-57 to Lexington on Tuesday.

Hardin County now has a losing record at 10-11. As for McNairy Central, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.

Hardin County suffered a grim 48-26 defeat to McNairy Central in their previous meeting on January 14th. Can Hardin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.