HARLAN — The Middlesboro Lady Jackets couldn’t hold a five-point lead late in the fourth quarter as Harlan used an 11-0 run in the final three minutes to pull out a 52-48 win Monday night.

The Lady Jackets led by as many as nine early in the fourth and were up 46-41 under the three-minute mark before baskets by Sarah Sruggs, Anne Corey Johnson and Ashley Mullins started the decisive run.

The Lady Jackets went scoreless until Malory Shoffner’s basket just before the buzzer set the final at four points.

Carissa Overbay scored 20 points to lead the Lady Jackets while Shoffner finished with nine.

Harlan was led by Mullins with 13 while Johnson and Scruggs both has 12 and Cheyene Hamblin 10.

Middlesboro (8-10, 3-3 district) hosts Whitley County tonight at 6 p.m. while Harlan (15-9, 2-3) plays at Bell County at 7:30 p.m.

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Middlesboro 15 12 13 8 — 48

Harlan 14 13 7 18 — 52

MIDDLESBORO (48) — Carissa Overbay 20, Mallory Shoffner 9, Taylor Moyers 8, Emily Pannocchia 5, Ashley Mason 3, Taylor Hatchell 2, Samantha Coleman 1, Shanice Gilbert 0, Rayann Moyers 0.

HARLAN (52) — Ashley Mullins 13, Anne Corey Johnson 12, Sarah Scruggs 12, Cheyenne Hamblin 10, MadisonBall 3, Kaitlyn Stittums 2, Gabrielle Rehnborg 0, Jordan Ledford 0, Samantha Henson 0, Lauren Hogue 0.