On Saturday, the Harlan County Black Bears made easy work of the Scott County Cardinals and carried off an 84-61 win. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Cardinals are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harlan County has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for Scott County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
When Harlan County and Scott County next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Harlan County will challenge Bell County and their five-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Scott County will try to stop Lexington Catholic's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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