Basketball Recap: Paintsville Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

Paintsville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They managed a 64-58 win over the Betsy Layne Bobcats. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 69-64 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

01/27/25 vs Betsy Layne	64-58
01/24/25 vs Johnson Central	72-62
01/21/25 vs Lawrence County	101-91
01/03/25 vs Belfry	63-58
12/19/24 vs Floyd Central	83-57
+ 2 more games

Paintsville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.1 points per game. As for Betsy Layne, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paintsville Tigers duke it out with the Expression Prep Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Betsy Layne, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Morgan County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Betsy Layne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Morgan County likes a good challenge.