The Larue County Hawks entered their tilt with the Elizabethtown Panthers with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Larue County enjoyed a cozy 72-54 victory over Elizabethtown on Tuesday. Larue County pushed the score to 55-25 by the end of the third, a deficit Elizabethtown cut but never quite recovered from.
Larue County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jagger Mardis, who scored 23 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Landon Blakey, who scored 23 points along with two blocks.
Larue County pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Elizabethtown, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.
Larue County will head out on the road to face off against Marion County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Larue County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Elizabethtown, they will be playing at home against Taylor County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taylor County will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Elizabethtown surely won't give up without a fight.
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