Basketball Game Preview: Harlan County Black Bears vs. Bell County Bobcats

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Previous Games

01/13/25 - Neutral	63-60 W
03/01/24 - Home	77-54 W
01/23/24 - Home	78-53 W
01/09/24 - Away	71-52 W
01/17/23 - Away	88-64 W
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Harlan County has gone 8-2 against Bell County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Harlan County Black Bears will be playing at home against the Bell County Bobcats. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Harlan County strolled past Breathitt County with points to spare, taking the game 78-59. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Black Bears.

Meanwhile, Bell County entered their tilt with Madison Southern on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 71-38. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Harlan County is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points per game. As for Bell County, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4.

Harlan County came out on top in a nail-biter against Bell County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 63-60. Will Harlan County repeat their success, or does Bell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.