Lawrence County is 2-8 against Russellville since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lawrence County Red Devils will be playing at home against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lawrence County suffered their closest defeat since December 7, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of West Morgan by a score of 61-58. Lawrence County has struggled against West Morgan recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their defeat, Lawrence County saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ben Newton, who scored 17 points along with three steals, was perhaps the best of all. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Newton has scored all season. Zander Keepers was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Russellville waltzed into their match two weeks ago with three straight wins but they left with four. They really took it to Lawrence County for the full four quarters, racking up a 97-51 win at home. That 46 points margin sets a new team best for Russellville this season.
Lawrence County's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Russellville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Lawrence County was dealt a bruising 97-51 defeat at the hands of Russellville in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lawrence County was down 54-29.
