On Monday, South Laurel faced Harlan County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Laurel Cardinals fell to the Harlan County Black Bears 67-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
South Laurel's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Harlan County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Looking ahead, South Laurel will square off against Great Crossing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Great Crossing's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 18 contests. As for Harlan County, they have already played their next game, a 74-23 victory against Middlesboro on the 12th.
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