Basketball Recap: Prestonsburg Skates Past Leslie County with Ease

Blackcats

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs East Ridge	49
02/10/25 vs Leslie County	33
01/27/25 @ Magoffin County	33
02/01/25 @ Fairview	27
12/22/24 vs Washington County	27

Prestonsburg had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 33-point drubbing they dealt Leslie County on Monday. The Prestonsburg Blackcats claimed a resounding 60-27 victory over the Leslie County Eagles. The Blackcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

Prestonsburg has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Leslie County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Prestonsburg has already played their next game (against Hazard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Leslie County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 80-69 defeat against Harlan on the 11th.