The Leslie County Lady Eagles outscored visiting Harlan in all four quarters on Tuesday to overpower the Lady Dragons 82-49 at the Nixon Center.
Leslie County improved to 20-7 on the season while Harlan dropped to 7-19.
Senior guard Taylor Couch fired in 23 points to lead the Lady Eagles. Peyton Turner, also a senior guard, poured in 18. Senior guard Ava Napier scored 12.
The Lady Dragons were led in scoring by sophomores guard Addison Campbell with 19 points. Senior guard Cheyenne Rhymer contributed 17. Raegan Goodman scored six and Talae Taylor added three. Peyshaunce Wynn and Addy Patton had two points each.
Napier scored eight points and Turner had five as Leslie County jumped out to a 19-8 advantage.
Couch and Turner tallied eight points apiece in the second period to take a 45-22 halftime lead.
Turner and Couch each hit 3-pointers as Leslie County used a 19-10 advantage to extended the lead to 64-32 entering the final eight minutes.
Campbell nailed a trio of 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Eagles will close the regular season Friday at home against Harlan County (13-12). Leslie County is 8-13 all-time against the Lady Bears.
Harlan plays host to Barbourville (10-12) on Thursday. The Lady Tigers are riding a three-game winning streak. The Lady Dragons are looking to break a five-game losing skid.
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The Lady Eagles outscored Harlan 17-5 in the first quarter and rolled to a 49-21 victory in junior varsity action.
Sam Gay and Emma Caudill scored 10 points each to lead Leslie County. Madisyn Farley added nine points. Kenley Napier, Taylor Browning and Kyra Hale finished with six points apiece. Peyton Hochstetler had two.
Jerrah Phillips paced Harlan (3-6) with six points. Talae Taylor and Addy Patton both scored five points. Addy Cochran followed with four. Torrie Sundy had one point
