Basketball Game Preview: Martin County Cardinals vs. Paintsville Tigers

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Previous Games

02/04/25 - Home	51-49 W
02/26/24 - Home	56-41 W
01/26/24 - Away	66-63 W
12/14/23 - Home	73-72 W
02/23/23 - Away	53-48 W
+ 5 more games

Martin County is 9-1 against Paintsville since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals duke it out with the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Martin County is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.

If Martin County beats Paintsville with 60 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Martin County came out on top against Shelby Valley by a score of 60-53 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Paintsville ended up a good deal behind Johnson Central on Saturday and lost 63-47. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.

Martin County's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Paintsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.

Martin County came out on top in a nail-biter against Paintsville when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 51-49. Will Martin County repeat their success, or does Paintsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.