The Larue County Hawks came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Marion County as Larue County made off with a 77-55 victory. Given Larue County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Marion County is ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Daniel Allen, who shot 4-for-8 from deep and dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Mardis, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Larue County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Marion County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 16 of their last 17 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-21 record this season.
Larue County will head out on the road to face off against Iroquois at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Larue County's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Marion County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-56 defeat vs. Trinity Christian Academy on the 17th.
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