It was a proper cat-fight when Jennings County faced off against Cooper on Saturday. The Jennings County Panthers fell 73-62 to the Cooper Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 92nd in Indiana, while the Jaguars are ranked 13th in Kentucky).
Despite the loss, Jennings County still got an impressive performance from Carter Kent, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. That was a full 46.8% of Jennings County's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jeremiah Davis was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 11 points.
Jennings County dropped their record down to 8-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cooper, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jennings County will square off against New Albany at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Jennings County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Cooper, they will face off against Conner at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
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