Recap: Paintsville Tigers vs. Floyd Central Jaguars
Even though the Floyd Central Jaguars scored an imposing 67 points on Friday, the Paintsville Tigers still came out on top. Paintsville took down Floyd Central 85-67. For Paintsville, this counts as revenge for the 68-42 defeat Floyd Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Floyd Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Compton, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 22 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Hall, who scored 14 points.
Paintsville's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Floyd Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Paintsville will head out on the road to face off against Belfry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Floyd Central, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Breathitt County at 7:30 p.m.
