The Breathitt County Bobcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Pike County Central Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Breathitt County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Pike County Central likes a good challenge.
Breathitt County is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 23, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Cabell Midland by a score of 58-55.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pike County Central against Grundy on Thursday as the squad secured an 84-43 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 84th in Kentucky, while the Golden Wave are ranked 235th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pike County Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for Breathitt County, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Breathitt County couldn't quite finish off Pike County Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 67-65. Can Breathitt County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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