Barbourville looked to be heading to its third win of the season but then came the third quarter of Friday’s matchup with Rockcastle County.
The Tigers held a 33-26 halftime lead only to see the Rockets use a 22-5 run during the third quarter to eventually prevail with a 64-55 win over the Tigers.
Chris Taylor’s squad’s record fell to 2-2 with the loss despite seeing Matt Warren hit four 3-pointers while dishing out a 26-point scoring effort.
Ethan Smith scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter while Travis Scott finished with a 3-pointer and eight points.
Barbourville led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, and 33-26 entering halftime before Rockcastle County took control of the game and led 48-38 with eight minutes remaining.
Eight points by Smith combined with two 3-pointers by Warren in the fourth quarter weren’t enough to get the Tigers back into the game.
Barbourville will be back in action Monday at Clay County.
