PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville Lady Panthers defeated the Shelby Valley Lady Cats 76-48 in the 59th District Girls’ Championship game Wednesday.
The Lady Panthers came into Wednesday’s game with a record of 15-8 in the region. The Ladycats came in with a record of 6-13. The game was the third time the two teams met this season. The Lady Panthers caputered wins in both games.
The first half of the game was a back-and-forth battle between both teams; we saw standout freshman Lindsay Baldwin on the Lady Cats put up 14 first-half points, going 4 for 4 from beyond the arc. Baldwin also ended the first half with a half-court buzzer-beater shot. On the Lady Panthers, we saw Nicole Lin put up 12 points in the first half, making some big-time plays. Coming out of halftime, the score was 39-33, but in the end, the Lady Panthers ran away and won.
Lady Cats Kylie Alvin ended the game with 20 points, Nicole Lin had 15 points, and the M.V.P. of the district tournament, Leighan Jackson, finished the night with 16 points. The Shelby Valley had Lindsay Baldwin end the game with 23 points, and behind her was Miley Riddle with 9 points.
Both teams will find out who they will go against this Friday, February 28, for the regional title.