[Orange Blaze]

Pikeville in trouble or Raceland pretty good?

I was looking at the scores from the 2019 season and that gave me a different perspective from last night.

In September of that season Pikeville beat Paintsville 9-8 and Raceland 12-6.  At that point in the season there were probably naysayers who said Pikeville couldn’t win that year but not only did they win a title but they curb stomped a Paintsville team who almost beat them a few months earlier. 

Was last night the best performance by Pikeville, probably not but history has proven that you don’t win titles in September.  Last night was an opportunity for both teams to figure out what they need to do to make it deep in the playoffs again.  Pikeville will be fine as will Raceland as long as this game is seen for what it is and that is a chance to get reps and prepare for November.