The Belfry Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Saturday, Belfry came up short against Cabell Midland and fell 58-45. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 181st in Kentucky, while the Knights are ranked 40th in West Virginia).
| 01/18/25 @ Cabell Midland | 11 |
| 12/14/24 vs Lawrence County | 9 |
| 12/05/24 @ East Ridge | 9 |
| 12/20/24 @ Bell County | 7 |
| 12/17/24 vs Tolsia | 7 |
Belfry's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brody Little, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards, and Jaxon Estridge, who posted 22 points. Those 11 rebounds gave Little a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Prestonsburg made easy work of Harlan on Saturday and carried off a 78-57 win.
Prestonsburg's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Belfry, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Belfry came up short against Prestonsburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 68-56. Can Belfry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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