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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Laurel\u2019s eight-game win streak came to an end in an uncharacteristic way on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars (19-5) are known to put away their opponents while leading in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That wasn\u2019t the case against Leslie County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eddie Mahan\u2019s squad saw a 40-32 advantage turn into a 49-45 loss after North Laurel only scored three points during the game\u2019s final eight minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars rallied from a 25-22 deficit at halftime while outscoring the Lady Eagles, 18-7, in the third quarter to grab the eight-point edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI did not have our girls ready to play the physical type of basketball that tonight turned into,\u201d Mahan said. \u201cFor us to be the team we need to be in the postseason, consistency has to be improved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hate to lose but honestly it is these types of games we need,\u201d he added. \u201cLeslie might not have the best record of our opponents but play hard every possession and never go away. Their physicality put us in a stressful environment and that once again showed who was mentally ready for the game. You could see it most on the offensive side for us. We missed six layups or open put backs in the first four minutes of the game. In our minds we were more worried about the contact than the finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo time to rest though, our girls have a tough district matchup tomorrow night and it will be senior night for Emily Sizemore,\u201d he added. \u201cWe will have to mentally bounce back quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emily Sizemore led North Laurel with 15 points while Brooke Nichelson added 10 points. Chloe McKnight scored eight points while Bella Sizemore finished with five points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n