Chester County and Hardin County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Chester County Eagles will face off against the Hardin County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Chester County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap 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).
Meanwhile, Hardin County ended up a good deal behind Lexington on Tuesday and lost 49-34. The defeat continues a trend for Hardin County in their matchups with Lexington: they've now lost nine in a row.
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.
Chester County came up short against Hardin County in their previous matchup back in January, falling 56-43. Can Chester County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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