Crab Orchard and Hardin County squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Crab Orchard had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hardin County Cougars by a score of 67-64. The Trojans have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meetings.
Christian Winters had an outrageously good game for Hardin County as he shot 60% from the field to rack up 20 points and five rebounds. Those 20 points gave Winters a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Fricker, who posted 11 points along with seven boards and six assists.
Crab Orchard's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Hardin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Crab Orchard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hardin County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-57 defeat against Meridian on the 28th.
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