Belfry lost against Paintsville back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Belfry Pirates fell to the Paintsville Tigers 63-58.
| 01/03/25 @ Paintsville | 8 |
| 12/28/24 vs Magoffin County | 13 |
| 12/27/24 vs Shroder Paideia Academy | 12 |
| 12/23/24 vs Barbourville | 8 |
Belfry's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Diles, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Diles has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Little, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Belfry dropped their record down to 5-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Paintsville, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Belfry wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-49 victory against Mingo Central on the 4th. As for Paintsville, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Martin County at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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