Lee County is 2-8 against Estill County since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lee County Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Estill County Engineers at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lee County is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 75-57 to Leslie County.
Meanwhile, Estill County ended up a good deal behind Hazard on Friday and lost 71-57. While losing is never fun, the Engineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs are ranked 11th).
Estill County's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-15. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. As for Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
Lee County came out on top in a nail-biter against Estill County in their previous matchup on February 4th, sneaking past 60-57. Will Lee County repeat their success, or does Estill County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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