The Pikeville Panthers are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Sacred Heart Valkyries at 4:00 p.m. on February 17th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Pikeville faced South Laurel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pikeville walked away with a 71-60 win over South Laurel. Given Pikeville's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while South Laurel is ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart entered their tilt with Simon Kenton with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Sacred Heart blew past Simon Kenton 69-46. Sacred Heart has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
ZaKiyah Johnson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 2 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 19 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Claire Russell, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Pikeville's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Sacred Heart, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
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