The Russell Red Devils had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 76-69 win over Bath County. Given Russell's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Bath County is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Russell found their leader in underclassman Elijah Neel, who scored 29 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Neel has scored all season. Noah Quinn was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Russell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Bath County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-19.
Russell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-42 defeat vs. East Carter on the 20th. Bath County will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Robertson County at 7:30 p.m. Bath County is on a five-game streak of home losses, Robertson County an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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