Corbin coach Tony Pietrowski received a steady dove of balanced scoring as his Redhounds cruised past Middlesboro on Monday with an easy, 79-32 win.
The Redhounds (2-0) jumped out on the Yellow Jackets (0-4) early, taking a 20-9 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back.
Four players scored in double figures in the win with Trey Worley’s 16-point scoring effort leading the way. Carter Stewart followed with 13 points while hitting two 3-pointers, and Hayden Llewellyn added 12 points. Freshman Eli Pietrowski added 10 points, capping off a day where he was offered a scholarship in football by Eastern Kentucky University.
”I thought we played with a lot of effort tonight,” Corbin coach Tony Pietrowski said. “We showed signs of being a good defensive team and finished possessions with rebounds. That’s encouraging.
We had balance offensively as well, shared it and make a lot of good decisions. Excited to get a stretch of practices in before we play a red-hot Williamsburg team.
“We are still a work in progress,” he added. “In time I think we can be a really good team and compete for championships.”
Cayden Grigsby led Middlesboro with 17 points, finishing with four 3-pointers while three of those came in the first quarter.
The Redhounds extended their lead to 44-17 at halftime before putting the game away in the third quarter by outscoring the Yellow Jackets, 20-10.
Corbin is scheduled to be back in action Friday on the road against red-hot Williamsburg in a 50th District matchup. Middlesboro will travel to play Red Bird on Tuesday.
