The matchup between East Ridge and Pikeville on Thursday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The East Ridge Warriors were dealt a 68-41 defeat at the hands of the Pikeville Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Panthers are ranked 77th).
East Ridge has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13-1 record this season. As for Pikeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Coming up, East Ridge will venture away from home to challenge Floyd Central at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Pikeville, they will welcome Huntington Expression Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Pikeville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.
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