Leslie County lost against Knox Central back in February of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Leslie County Eagles lost 68-48 to the Knox Central Panthers. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Leslie County lost, don't look at Jayden Hacker. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tripp Brashear, who posted two points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Leslie County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Leslie County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Knox Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Coming up, Leslie County will take on Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knox Central has already played their next match (against Whitley County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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