Basketball Recap: Breckinridge County's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

By Team Reports Dec 28, 2024, 12:30am

Basketball Recap: Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers vs. South Laurel Cardinals

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Breckinridge County won the last time they faced South Laurel and things went their way on Friday too. The Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers managed a 52-48 win over the South Laurel Cardinals. The victory was just business as usual for the Fighting Tigers, who after nine games remain undefeated this season.

Elizabeth Grimes

Points

12/27/24 vs South Laurel28
12/21/24 vs Glasgow25
12/20/24 @ Hancock County22
12/16/24 vs Daviess County17
12/13/24 vs Meade County24

Breckinridge County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elizabeth Grimes out in front who went 9 of 18 on her way to 28 points. Grimes' afternoon made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Huffines, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.

Breckinridge County's record is now 9-0. As for South Laurel, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.

Breckinridge County won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Franklin County at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Breckinridge County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season. As for South Laurel, they will venture away from home to take on Jackson County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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