West Carter dropped to 10-5 on Tuesday, ending the team's eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They had to suffer through an 82-47 loss at the hands of the Russell Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Red Devils are ranked 42nd).
As for Russell, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Russell got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaiden Benge out in front who shot 67% from the field en route to 14 points and seven boards. Thanks to that strong game, Benge now owns an excellent 45.2% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Jagger Prickett, who went 6-for-7 to rack up 13 points.
West Carter has already played their next contest (against Greenup County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Russell, they will host Raceland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Red Devils will need to watch out since the Rams have now posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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