The Corbin Lady Redhounds captured consecutive wins over 50th District rival South Laurel for the first time in six years after defeating the Lady Cardinals, 68-56, on Tuesday.
The win snapped Corbin’s three-game losing skid while leading South Laurel (9-9) to its first three-game losing streak this season.
The Lady Redhounds (10-5) have played one of the toughest slates in the state, and it paid off against the Lady Cardinals.
Corbin jumped out to a 25-12 lead in the first quarter before building a 43-25 advantage at halftime, and then held off South Laurel the remainder of the game to get the 12-point victory.
“Good win for us tonight,” Corbin coach Isaac Wilson said. “South Laurel is a nice program with a lot of tradition. Any time that you can get a district win it’s a good night. Proud of the focus and effort that our team had tonight. I really feel we were locked in.
“Kallie Housley and Kylie Clem really done a good job tonight leading us and getting our kids in the right place,” he added. “We have plenty of areas that we can improve and we will continue to work. We can enjoy this one for the night, and then set our sights on Elizabethtown for this Saturday.”
Kallie Housley came up huge for the Lady Redhounds, scoring a game-high 26 points while hitting four 3-pointers. Her 16 points in the first quarter set the tone for the remainder of the game.
Kylie Clem nailed five 3-pointers, including three in the third quarter while adding 21 points. Bailey Stewart, Raegan Walker each added eight points apiece while Addy Wilson finished with five points.
Skeeter Mabe, and Shelbie Mills led the Lady Cardinals with 16 points apiece while Emily Cox added 14 points.
The Lady Redhounds will be back in action Saturday at home against Elizabethtown. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
South Laurel gets a day off before traveling to play Jackson County on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
