On Saturday, the Pikeville Panthers faced the Sacred Heart Valkyries in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pikeville took a hard 68-50 fall against Sacred Heart.
Sacred Heart was led to victory by ZaKiyah Johnson and Angelina Pelayo. Johnson scored 20 points along with five assists, while Pelayo scored 19 points along with five rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last five times she's played. Reagan Bender was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Pikeville's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Sacred Heart, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
Pikeville will head out on the road to square off against Shelby Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shelby Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Pikeville is ranked fourth). As for Sacred Heart, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Frederick Douglass at 7:30 p.m.
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