Basketball Recap: Mercer County Extends Home Winning Streak to Three

East Jessamine came into Tuesday's match looking for another win against Mercer County, but Izzie Carlton wouldn't allow it. The Mercer County Titans strolled past the East Jessamine Jaguars with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 42-28 thanks in part to Carlton, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 21 boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds.

Mercer County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-13. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for East Jessamine, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.

Mercer County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-18 defeat against Spencer County on the 31st. East Jessamine has also already played their next match (against Paul Laurence Dunbar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.