Basketball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Adair County's Fourth in Last Five Outings

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Previous 5 Games

02/14/25 - Home	61-50 W
02/16/24 - Away	29-66 L
02/10/23 - Home	31-44 L
02/05/21 - Home	29-43 L
01/12/21 - Away	45-73 L

Adair County hadn't done well against Russell County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Adair County Indians walked away with a 61-50 victory over the Russell County Lakers. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 66-29 win the Lakers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Adair County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Russell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.

Looking ahead, Adair County will head out on the road to challenge Clinton County at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Adair County is facing Clinton County at the right time seeing as Clinton County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Russell County, they will challenge South Laurel at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. South Laurel will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Russell County surely won't give up without a fight.