The Estill County Engineers are taking a road trip to square off against the Landrum Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Estill County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Garrard County 76-74. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Engineers.
Meanwhile, Landrum put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Broome 81-63.
Landrum's win came from a few key players Estill County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Benett Edwards, who went 9 of 13 en route to 20 points along with six assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Coleman, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds.
Landrum smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Estill County's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Landrum, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Estill County came out on top in a nail-biter against Landrum when the teams last played back in December of 2022, sneaking past 56-53. Will Estill County repeat their success, or does Landrum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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