Basketball Recap: South Laurel Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

South Laurel waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 62-52 victory over the Bourbon County Colonels. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Colonels are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/01/25 vs Bourbon County	62-52
01/31/25 vs Corbin	56-35
01/17/25 vs Whitley County	53-21
01/09/25 vs North Laurel	53-38
01/04/25 vs Knox Central	76-52
+ 9 more games

South Laurel's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Bourbon County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Laurel will challenge Williamsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in South Laurel's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. Bourbon County has already played their next game (against Wolfe County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.