Betsy Layne extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Cameron Pente. The Betsy Layne Bobcats were the clear victor by a 77-51 margin over the Leslie County Eagles on Monday thanks in part to Pente, who went 13 for 26 on his way to 29 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Betsy Layne's points.
| 12/16/24 vs Leslie County | 8 |
| 12/07/24 @ Harlan County | 7 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lawrence County | 6 |
| 01/27/24 vs Floyd Central | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs Pike County Central | 4 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hall, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.
Despite the loss, Leslie County still got an impressive performance from Tripp Brashear, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Another player making a difference was Cutter Browning, who put up two points and five rebounds.
Betsy Layne's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Leslie County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Betsy Layne will host Owsley County at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Leslie County, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Buckhorn at 8:00 p.m. Leslie County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.7 points per game this season.
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