Cumberland Gap entered their contest against Union County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cumberland Gap Panthers took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Union County Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Brady Harris
| 01/07/25 vs Union County | 25 |
| 12/28/24 vs Oliver Springs | 17 |
| 12/27/24 vs Coalfield | 22 |
| 12/26/24 vs Red Bird | 25 |
| 12/09/24 @ Scott | 20 |
Cumberland Gap's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Harris, who went 11 of 19 en route to 25 points and five rebounds. Harris' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kolton Goins, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Cumberland Gap's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Union County, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cumberland Gap Panthers face off against the Barbourville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Union County, they will challenge Cosby at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Union County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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