Pineville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 85-68 fall against the Harlan County Black Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Black Bears are ranked 25th).
Pineville's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Harlan County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
Looking ahead, Pineville will challenge Barbourville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Pineville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Harlan County, they will square off against Harlan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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