Basketball Recap: Harlan County Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Black Bears

Previous 6 Games

01/18/25 vs Christian Academy-Louisville	87-64
01/17/25 vs Mercer County	53-36
01/13/25 vs Bell County	63-60
01/09/25 vs McCreary Central	101-77
01/03/25 vs Mercer County	70-58
01/02/25 @ Harlan	75-47

Harlan County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions 87-64. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Centurions are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Harlan County is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Christian Academy-Louisville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.

Harlan County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 80-75 defeat against Calloway County on the 19th. Christian Academy-Louisville has also already played their next game, a 64-41 loss against North Oldham on the 21st.