The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons pushed their score all the way to 75 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 87-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Breathitt County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Thursday (70), Madisonville-North Hopkins still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Austin Sperry, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 rebounds for Breathitt County. The match was Sperry's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Braxton Terry, who scored 17 points along with nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Madisonville-North Hopkins and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Breathitt County, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Madisonville-North Hopkins and Perry County Central will face off at 6:00 p.m. on December 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Perry County Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 310 points over their last four matchups. Breathitt County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against George Rogers Clark at 5:00 p.m. on December 16th. George Rogers Clark is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
