Belfry hasn't had much luck against Johnson Central recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Belfry Pirates will take on the Johnson Central Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Belfry came up short against Cabell Midland and fell 58-45. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 168th in Kentucky, while the Knights are ranked 37th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Johnson Central duked it out withPike County Central on Tuesday. Johnson Central fell 72-60 to Pike County Central.
Belfry will need focus on slowing down Brayden Shepherd, one of several Johnson Central players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 12 on his way to 18 points. Shepherd's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Austin Slone was another key player, going 9 for 22 en route to 25 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Johnson Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Johnson Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Belfry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Belfry suffered a grim 86-60 defeat to Johnson Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Belfry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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