Basketball Game Preview: Leslie County Eagles vs. Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs

Leslie County is 0-10 against Hazard since January of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Leslie County Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Monday, Leslie County ended up a good deal behind Arab and lost 65-51. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Hazard is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of East Hall. Hazard fell just short of East Hall by a score of 70-68. The Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.

Having lost for the first time this season, Hazard fell to 10-1. As for Leslie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.

Leslie County suffered a grim 57-35 defeat to Hazard in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Leslie County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.