Floyd Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 93-90 heartbreaker at the hands of the Martin County Cardinals. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
| 02/01/25 vs Martin County | 23 |
| 01/31/25 @ Lawrence County | 16 |
| 12/13/24 @ Betsy Layne | 15 |
| 12/02/24 vs Belfry | 14 |
| 12/14/24 vs Rowan County | 13 |
Floyd Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lucas Howard, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 23 boards. Those 23 rebounds gave Howard a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wesley Buck, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 22 points and five boards.
Floyd Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Martin County, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Floyd Central Jaguars face off against the Breathitt County Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Martin County, they will be playing at home against Fairview at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Martin County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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