Nelson County was the 50-42 winner over Marion County when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Nelson County Cardinals fell to the Marion County Knights 56-50. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Knights are ranked 101st).
Nelson County dropped their record down to 3-17 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Marion County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nelson County has already played their next contest (against Thomas Nelson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marion County has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Bardstown.
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