PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) - The 2024 postseason has been a time to end dubious streaks for the Prestonsburg Lady Blackcats. 

Tonight, Prestonsburg (16-13) will be searching for their first win in the 15th Region Tournament since 2016 when the Lady Blackcats tip-off against Belfry at 6:30 p.m. 

Already this postseason, Prestonsburg broke two winless streaks: recording their first win ever against Floyd Central in the 58th district championship and before that, coach Brandon Kidd guided his team to his first-ever district tournament coaching win, upsetting Lawrence County in the semifinals.

Belfry (16-14) comes in to the matchup winners of eight out of their last nine regular season games, then defeated Phelps 55-27 in the 60th district semis. The Lady Pirates lost to Pike County Central 65-60 in the championship. Belfry fought their way through Super Regional Saturday with a 55-54 victory over Paintsville to reach the quarterfinals. 

These two teams met once during the regular season on January 3rd with Belfry defeating Prestonsburg 40-35 in the 15th Region All "A" Classic played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena, the site of tonight's contest. 

Belfry has beaten Prestonsburg 15-consecutive times, dating back to 2011.

In tonight's second matchup, tournament favorite Pikeville (24-5) will face Martin County (21-11). The Lady Cardinals disposed of Betsy Layne on Super Saturday, 64-53 with Laken Williams scoring 15 points and Brooklyn Marcum adding 13 in the win. 

This will be a rematch of last year's regional semifinals, which saw the Lady Panthers dismantle Martin County 69-19 (that's not a mis-print). It was truly a dominating performance by Pikeville. 

Earlier this season, Pikeville defeated Martin County twice by an average of 29.5 points.