On Friday, Hazard suffered a rough 80-54 defeat at the hands of Mercer County. Hazard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ak Drakeford continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mercer County, scoring 36 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. The matchup was Drakeford's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Izzie Carlton was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Hazard has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Mercer County, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Hazard will be playing at home against Perry County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercer County's road trip will continue as they head out to face East Jessamine at 3:30 p.m. on December 30th. East Jessamine will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Mercer County is ranked 84th).
