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When you play weaker competition, you get weaker post season results. That's why Fairview gets to 'Believe in the Wood' on the hardwood while the football playoffs are finishing up.

This is a move toward mediocrity for Russell, and another in a string of moves that proves why Eastern Kentucky schools struggle so mightily against schools that play incredible schedules in the northern part of the state. When you play better competition, you get better. Those programs have 'bettered themselves' up further than the Eastern Kentucky schools have, and our response: Let's drop schools that beat us and play someone we can beat. Those schools you beat at first, are going to get better while you stay where you are and they will rise up and beat you. Didn't that happen with Lewis County last year?

Of course kids WANT to move in and play at those schools that are playing big time match ups every single game. Who wouldn't want that?

Raceland should take that slot on their schedule and play LCA, Corbin, or Prestonsburg. I'm pretty sure they're not afraid, and when it's all said and done, they'll be better for it. They might be better already!