Basketball Game Preview: Barren County Trojans vs. Russell County Lakers

The Barren County Trojans will head out to square off against the Russell County Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barren County will be strutting in after a win while Russell County will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Friday, everything went Barren County's way against Clinton County as Barren County made off with a 60-36 victory. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Russell County ended up a good deal behind South Laurel on Monday and lost 56-41. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Cardinals are ranked 17th).

Barren County's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Russell County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-16.

Barren County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Russell County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barren County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.