The Marion County Knights and the Middlesboro Yellowjackets will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Middlesboro is hoping to do what Barbourville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Marion County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Marion County came out on top against Barbourville by a score of 68-56. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-24), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Middlesboro had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 victory over Nicholas County on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellowjackets have posted since January 29th.
Middlesboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Marion County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
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