The Whitley County Colonels are taking a road trip to take on the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitley County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Williamsburg likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Whitley County came up short against South Laurel and fell 66-55. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Cardinals are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-49, which was the final score in Williamsburg's tilt against Corbin on Tuesday.
Williamsburg has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season. As for Whitley County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Whitley County strolled past Williamsburg when the teams last played on January 14th by a score of 83-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitley County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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