Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for Pikeville

Pikeville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 68-56 victory over the Shelby Valley Wildcats. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 66-41 two weeks ago.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games (Home)

02/11/25 vs Shelby Valley	68-56
02/08/25 vs Huntington Expression Prep	63-57
02/01/25 vs Betsy Layne	79-61
01/31/25 vs Huntington Expression Prep	67-36
01/31/25 vs Expression Prep Academy	67-36

Pikeville pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Shelby Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10.

Pikeville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-50 victory against Paintsville on the 13th. Shelby Valley has also already played their next match (against Betsy Layne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.