Hardin County and Chester County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Hardin County Tigers will be playing at home against the Chester County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Hardin County lost to Lexington at home by a 49-34 margin. The defeat continues a trend for Hardin County in their matchups with Lexington: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Chester County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 44-40 to McNairy Central. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Bobcats are ranked 75th).
This is the second loss in a row for Chester County and nudges their season record down to 6-14. As for Hardin County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Hardin County was able to grind out a solid victory over Chester County in their previous matchup back in January, winning 56-43. Does Hardin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chester County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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