Knott County Central fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Breathitt County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Breathitt County Bobcats by a score of 59-57. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Austin Sperry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Breathitt County, going 12-for-24 to rack up 31 points. Sperry's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Terry, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Knott County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Breathitt County, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Knott County Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-57 loss against Paris on the 21st. Breathitt County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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