Preview: Russell County Lakers vs. Pulaski County Maroons
Russell County is 2-7 against Pulaski County since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Russell County Lakers will look to defend their home court against the Pulaski County Maroons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Russell County pushed their score all the way to 67 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 77-67 to Adair County. While losing is never fun, Russell County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Adair County is ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Pulaski County fought the good fight in their overtime game against Rockcastle County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Rockets.
Russell County has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season. As for Pulaski County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.
Russell County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pulaski County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. Does Russell County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pulaski County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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