Basketball Recap: Russell's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Red Devils

Previous 6 Games

01/17/25 vs Fleming County	51-36
01/14/25 @ Greenup County	55-31
01/04/25 @ Notre Dame	57-26
01/03/25 @ Lewis County	53-34
12/29/24 vs Logan County	51-50
12/28/24 vs Harlan	79-74

Russell entered their tilt with Fleming County on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Fleming County Panthers 51-36. That's more bragging rights for the Red Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Russell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kennedy Darnell, who went 7 for 12 en route to 15 points and eight boards. Gabby Oborne was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Russell is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Fleming County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.

Russell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-51 win against Raceland on the 18th. Fleming County has also already played their next game (against Lewis County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.