Floyd Central wins going away against Paintsville

By Team Reports Dec 4, 2023, 8:06am

Recap: Floyd Central Jaguars vs. Paintsville Tigers

The Floyd Central Jaguars won the last time they faced the Paintsville Tigers, and things went their way on Saturday too. Floyd Central took down Paintsville 65-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Floyd Central.

Floyd Central had a senior duo take command as Braden Moore scored 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 steals and Ronnie Samons scored 21 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Moore has scored at least 25% of Floyd Central's points. Chris Spriggs was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 6 rebounds.

Floyd Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Paintsville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Floyd Central will head out on the road to face off against Clay County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Paintsville, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Morgan County at 7:30 p.m.