[Blackcat 4 Life]

I dread the drive to Middlesboro and that is a disadvantage in itself. Other than the drive, I feel like both teams are pretty evenly matched. The key for Prestonsburg will be containing Grigsby, and the key for Middlesboro will be containing Jarvis. Also, Prestonsburg can not turn the ball over, if they turn the ball over against Middlesboro, they could be in for a long night. Once again, Prestonsburg's QB is going to have to make some plays, if the Blackcats are going to win this game. I heard that Little is out for this game, and if this is true, this really hurts the Blackcats on both sides of the ball. Also, our defense will have to be able to tackle their playmakers out in space, because they have some athletes who are creative. Most importantly, Middlesboro has always been a tough place to play, and we can't allow ourselves to get down as we did in the Martin County game. We need to come out and steal the momentum early, and make them play from behind. All and all, I look for this game to go down to the wire, and who ever has the ball last, could very well win and move on to the second round. Hail Blackcats!

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If records won games then Prestonsburg takes the win. 

Middlesboro 44
Pburg 28

Schedule has been toughed up for 2023 by replacing Magoffin with Paintsville.

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You know better than BlackcatAlum. If we were truly wanting to "toughen up our schedule", we would start with Phelps, Powell, Floyd Central, and Betsy Layne. Brewer and the Administration don't want a part of Coach D and Magoffin County over the next couple of years. We are going to be down, and Magoffin gets the majority of their team back next year. I'm glad Paintsville is back on the schedule, but I would have left Magoffin on our schedule, because they will be the more competitive than any of the above teams that I mentioned and the rivalry is great for both programs. That's just my opinion.