Harlan hasn't had much luck against Harlan County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Harlan Green Dragons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Harlan County Black Bears at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Harlan ended up a good deal behind Williamsburg and lost 72-58. The Green Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Harlan County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Yellowjackets 74-23. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harlan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Harlan County, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
Harlan took a serious blow against Harlan County when the teams last played back in January, falling 75-47. Can Harlan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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