Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Breathitt County). They blew past the Buckhorn Wildcats 80-43 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Bobcats who have now won six contests in a row.
01/13/25 vs Buckhorn | 16 |
01/09/25 vs Wolfe County | 38 |
01/04/25 @ Letcher County Central | 16 |
12/30/24 @ Good Hope | 19 |
12/28/24 @ Arab | 26 |
Breathitt County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Sperry led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. The matchup was Sperry's ninth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Braxton Terry, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Breathitt County pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for Buckhorn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Breathitt County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-47 win against Owsley County on the 16th. As for Buckhorn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 86-46 loss against Hazard on the 14th.
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