Basketball Recap: Harlan Sets Scoring Season-High Against Leslie County

Green Dragons

Team Score (Highest)

02/11/25 vs Leslie County	80
01/28/25 vs Letcher County Central	78
01/31/25 vs Barbourville	77
01/12/25 @ Oneida Baptist Institute	75
01/24/25 vs Middlesboro	74

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlan). They came out on top against the Leslie County Eagles by a score of 80-69 on Tuesday. For the Green Dragons, this counts as revenge for the 70-52 victory the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.

Harlan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points over those games. As for Leslie County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Coming up, Harlan will take on Harlan County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Leslie County, they will face off against Knott County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.