The Phelps Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Elliott County Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Phelps is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 64-51 to Mingo Central on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 150th in Kentucky, while the Miners are ranked 37th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Elliott County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by East Carter 72-20.
Phelps' loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Elliott County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
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