Basketball Recap: Russell County's Run of Three Straight Victories Now Over

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 2:32am

Basketball Recap: Russell County Lakers vs. Cumberland County Panthers

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Russell County lost against Cumberland County back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Russell County Lakers took a hard 46-32 fall against the Cumberland County Panthers. The game marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Lakers

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ Cumberland County32-46
01/28/25 vs McCreary Central62-25
01/21/25 vs Casey County76-59
01/20/25 @ Clinton County43-37
01/17/25 vs Southwestern34-40

The defeat snapped Russell County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-12 record. As for Cumberland County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Russell County will challenge Metcalfe County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cumberland County, they will face off against Hart County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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