The Monroe County Falcons will face off against the Russell County Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe County is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Monroe County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-59 to Adair County.
Meanwhile, Russell County didn't have quite enough to beat Metcalfe County on Tuesday and fell 37-34. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Hornets are ranked 32nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Russell County and nudges their season record down to 8-14. As for Monroe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Monroe County came out on top in a nail-biter against Russell County when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 48-45. Will Monroe County repeat their success, or does Russell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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