Letcher County Central hasn't had much luck against Pikeville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars will head out to take on the Pikeville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Letcher County Central is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Letcher County Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Knott County Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Pikeville had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers.
Pikeville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.
Pikeville can attribute much of their success to Anna Mouton, who had 16 digs.
Pikeville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Letcher County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Pikeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Letcher County Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pikeville in their previous matchup back in September. Can Letcher County Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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