The Middlesboro Yellowjackets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Nicholas County Bluejackets at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Middlesboro has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Nicholas County will come in with four straight wins.
Last Saturday, Middlesboro came up short against Model and fell 63-50.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Robertson County 83-19. Given the Bluejackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Black Devils are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nicholas County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Middlesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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