The Larue County Hawks won the last time they faced the Bethlehem Eagles/Banshees, and things went their way on Friday too. Larue County walked away with a 64-52 win over Bethlehem. The win made it back-to-back wins for Larue County.
Larue County found their leader in underclassman Landon Blakey, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Blakey has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Daniel Allen was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Larue County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Bethlehem, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Larue County will look to defend their home court on Saturday against North Oldham at 6:30 p.m. North Oldham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 24 contests -- so hopefully Larue County likes a good challenge. As for Bethlehem, they will head out on the road to challenge Kentucky Country Day at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kentucky (Bethlehem is ranked 166th, while Kentucky Country Day is ranked 147th).
