Leslie County lost against Clay County back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Leslie County Eagles lost 72-52 to the Clay County Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Tigers are ranked 41st).
| 02/01/25 vs Clay County | 17 |
| 01/31/25 @ Buckhorn | 23 |
| 01/29/25 @ Jenkins | 20 |
Jesse Hoskins and Jayden Hacker certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hoskins went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points, while Hacker posted 17 points. Hacker's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cutter Browning was another key player, putting up three points and five boards.
Leslie County's record now sits at 11-11. As for Clay County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Leslie County will take on Oneida Baptist Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clay County, they will host Jackson County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Clay County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matches -- so hopefully Jackson County likes a good challenge.
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