Basketball Game Preview: Martin County Cardinals vs. Paintsville Tigers

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Previous Games

02/27/24 - Neutral	77-58 W
02/15/24 - Home	69-54 W
01/26/24 - Away	80-68 W
02/24/23 - Neutral	66-62 W
02/10/23 - Away	59-68 L
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Martin County has gone 8-2 against Paintsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Martin County Cardinals face off against the Paintsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Martin County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Martin County's tournament run continued when they took on Prestonsburg on Wednesday. Everything went Martin County's way against Prestonsburg as Martin County made off with an 87-66 victory. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Paintsville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They secured a 63-58 W over the Pirates. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Paintsville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Martin County, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.

Martin County strolled past Paintsville when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 77-58. Will Martin County repeat their success, or does Paintsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.