Clay County is 2-8 against North Laurel since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Clay County Tigers duke it out with the North Laurel Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Clay County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating South Laurel, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Clay County managed a 63-58 win over South Laurel on Saturday.
Meanwhile, North Laurel waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mountaineers 81-53. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Laurel's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Clay County, they are also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Clay County beat North Laurel 70-63 when the teams last played on January 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clay County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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