Somerset and Rockcastle County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Somerset Briar Jumpers will challenge the Rockcastle County Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Somerset is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bell County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 70-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Briar Jumpers have suffered since February 6th.
Meanwhile, Rockcastle County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 92-57 loss at the hands of Betsy Layne. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Bobcats are ranked 76th).
Somerset's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Rockcastle County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Somerset's way against Rockcastle County in their previous meeting on December 13th, as Somerset made off with a 63-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerset since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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