Basketball Game Recap: Belfry Pirates vs. Pike County Central Hawks

By Team Reports Feb 10, 2024, 5:25pm

Recap: Belfry Pirates vs. Pike County Central Hawks

The Belfry Pirates lost to the Pike County Central Hawks two weeks ago, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. Belfry walked away with a 51-41 win over Pike County Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belfry.

Belfry had a senior duo take command as Jaaliyah Warren scored 30 points along with seven rebounds and three steals and Jenna Sparks dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Sparks is crushing the block category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Belfry has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Pike County Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Belfry didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-35 victory vs. Phelps on the 8th. Pike County Central will head out on the road to challenge Betsy Layne at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kentucky (Pike County Central is ranked 89th, while Betsy Layne is ranked 92nd).