Pineville is 2-8 against Williamsburg since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pineville Mountain Lions will face off against the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets at 12:00 p.m. Pineville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Williamsburg likes a good challenge.
Pineville is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 7, 2023 on Thursday. They blew past Red Bird 78-35. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Cardinals are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Williamsburg came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Owls / Lady Owls to the tune of 81-53. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Pineville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Williamsburg, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pineville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Williamsburg when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pineville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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