Preview: Knott County Central Patriots vs. Belfry Pirates
Knott County Central is 6-0 against Belfry since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Knott County Central Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Belfry Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Knott County Central is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Last Saturday, things could have been worse for Knott County Central, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-42 loss to Blazer. While losing is never fun, Knott County Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while Blazer is ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Belfry had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They came out on top against Floyd Central by a score of 46-39.
Knott County Central's loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Belfry, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Knott County Central against Belfry in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 64-28 win. Does Knott County Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belfry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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