[Orange Blaze]

As much as I would love to see the Rams win the fact remains that Pikeville has simply owned Raceland for several years and until proven otherwise on the field Pikeville will always be the favorite. My heart wants Raceland to win but if I’m using pure logic it makes no sense to pick against Pikeville.

The big difference I see with the two teams in this game is how it has been approached. Pikeville has seemed to have a business as usual attitude and doesn’t really look at Raceland as being anyone special. The opposite is true for Raceland and Pikeville has been placed on a pedestal and which can cloud how you prepare for an opponent.

Also Pikeville has just had athletes that aren’t at Raceland and that by itself gives them a competitive advantage and an edge that is hard to overcome. Given those factors I think it will take Pikeville playing a subpar game and Raceland playing near perfect for anything other than a Pikeville win to happen. If both teams show up and play exactly to their level then IMO Pikeville will continue being at least a 3 score favorite more times than not.