Lawrence County is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while the Tigers are on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lawrence County Wildcats will take on the Marshall County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lawrence County earned a 48-37 victory over the Wildcats. Given Lawrence County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Central Magnet scored an imposing 58 points on Friday, Marshall County still came out on top. Marshall County walked away with a 66-58 win over the.
Marshall County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jabrae Howard led the charge by scoring 19 points. Howard has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamahl Gentry, who scored 19 points along with three steals.
Lawrence County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Marshall County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Lawrence County came up short against the Tigers when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-57. Will Lawrence County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
