Volleyball Preview: Pikeville Panthers vs. Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars
Pikeville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Letcher County Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pikeville Panthers will take on the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Letcher County Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pikeville, who comes in off a win.
Pikeville will bounce into Monday's match after beating Paintsville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pikeville walked away with a 3-1 win over Paintsville on Thursday.
Pikeville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.
Anna Mouton was the offensive standout of the game as she had 16 digs.
Pikeville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Letcher County Central's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Knott County Central.
Pikeville has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Letcher County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.
Pikeville took their victory against Letcher County Central when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pikeville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Letcher County Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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