Basketball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Clay County's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 vs Middlesboro	55
12/05/24 @ Harlan	38
01/16/25 vs Harlan	38
12/28/24 vs Todd County Central	34
01/14/25 vs Oneida Baptist Institute	33

Clay County won the last time they faced Leslie County and things went their way on Saturday too. The Clay County Tigers put the hurt on the Leslie County Eagles with a sharp 72-52 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Leslie County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jesse Hoskins, who went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points, and Jayden Hacker, who posted 17 points. The game was Hacker's third in a row with at least ten points. Trent Rojem also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Clay County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Leslie County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.

Clay County will take on Jackson County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Clay County's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Jackson County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Leslie County, they will head out to face off against Oneida Baptist Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.