Harlan County is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pineville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Harlan County Black Bears will take on the Pineville Mountain Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Harlan County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matches.
Harlan County was handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Harlan on Friday. Harlan County took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 83-52 victory over Harlan. Given Harlan County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Harlan is ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Cumberland Gap scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Pineville still came out on top. Pineville took their matchup against Cumberland Gap 65-57.
Harlan County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Pineville, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Harlan County took their win against Pineville when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 94-71. Will Harlan County repeat their success, or does Pineville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
