Basketball Recap: Harlan County Drops Highest Score of Season Against Mccreary Central

Black Bears

Team Score

01/09/25 vs McCreary Central	101
11/26/24 vs Barbourville	93
12/06/24 vs Corbin	91
12/02/24 vs Perry County Central	87
12/07/24 vs Betsy Layne	82

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlan County). They put the hurt on the McCreary Central Raiders with a sharp 101-77 win on Thursday. The Black Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 24 points or more this season.

Harlan County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for McCreary Central, they moved to 9-4 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harlan County will square off against Middlesboro at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th. As for McCreary Central, they will challenge Lincoln County at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.