A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Cooper Jaguars duke it out with the Jennings County Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday... One thing working in Cooper's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
On Friday, Cooper beat Highlands 68-56. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bluebirds are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jennings County). They pulled ahead with a 79-78 photo finish over Floyd Central last Friday.
Cooper better keep an eye on Carter Kent. He was instrumental in Jennings County's win, going 18 of 29 on his way to 42 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The game was Kent's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Davis, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Jennings County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Jennings County pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Cooper, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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