Harlan County is 2-7 against North Laurel since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harlan County Black Bears will head out on the road to take on the North Laurel Jaguars at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Harlan County took a blow against Letcher County Central, falling 71-41.
Meanwhile, North Laurel had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Maroons 67-31. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Harlan County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for North Laurel, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Harlan County came up short against North Laurel in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 57-46. Can Harlan County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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