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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRODSBURG \u2014 With only a week before postseason play begins, Eddie Mahan\u2019s North Laurel Lady Jaguars seem to be hitting on all cylinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars are winners of the straight after defeating Mercer County, 62-44, on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel had two players record a double-double as Mahan\u2019s squad improved to 21-5 during the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars also done a fantastic job on Lady Titan leading scorer Anna Drakeford, who entered the game averaging 26 points per contest. She finished with 14 points while connecting on only three field goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe knew coming into the game we would have to do a good job on Anna Drakeford,\u201d Mahan said. \u201cShe is one of the best offensive players in the state. I thought Jaelyn Black did a good job containing her as she only had three field goals for the entire game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel held a slim 19-14 lead after the first quarter before using a 17-7 run in the second quarter to take a 36-21 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars were outscored 12-10 in the third quarter before pulling away in the final eight minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe first of the game we had to make some adjustments,\u201d Mahan said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t seem to have a feel for the game until late in the first quarter but then things started to come together on both ends of the floor for us. We were doing a good job of playing off of Chloe McKnight, Mariella Claybrook and Brooke Nichelson and finding the right mismatches offensively. Everything for us is focused on executing better for the post season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n