The Belfry Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Floyd Central Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belfry has six straight wins, Floyd Central has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Letcher County Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Belfry proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Cougars / Lady Cougars by a score of 55-45.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central was the victim of a rough 65-44 loss at the hands of Letcher County Central on Friday.
The losing side was boosted by Riley Compton, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Engle, who scored eight points.
Belfry pushed their record up to 12-12 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Floyd Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Belfry suffered a grim 56-34 defeat to Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Belfry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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