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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

East Ridge at Pikeville – 59th District Match

East Ridge traveled to Pikeville for a 59th District matchup on Feb 1, 2011.  East Ridge started out on a 15-5 run and left Pikeville scoreless much of the 1st quarter before Pikeville scored 5 on the Warriors.  East Ridge couldn’t hold on to their great lead in the second half of play and lost by a score of Pikeville 61 East Ridge 46.  Pikeville improves to (W-L) 15-5 for the season, 9-2 in the region, and 3-0 in the district.  East Ridge falls to (W-L) 14-5 for the season, 8-3 in the region, and 1-2 in district play.  This game was huge for both teams, possibly determining the district tournament. This game likely set Pikeville as a number 1 seed in the district tournament and East Ridge a number 2 seed.  This loss for East Ridge gives the Warriors their first consecutive loss for the season after losing to Paintsville 43-54 on Jan. 29, 2011. The next game for Pikeville is at Lawrence County set for 7:30 pm.  East Ridge’s next opponent is Belfry Feb. 5, 2011 set for 7:30 pm at East Ridge.

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