West Virginia High School Basketball - Shady Spring nudges Independence
January 24, 2025: Coal City, WV 25823 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Shady Spring Tigers (Shady Spring, WV) and the host Independence Patriots (Coal City, WV), observed Shady Spring's basketball team edge Independence by a score of 67-64.
The Tigers (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincoln (Shinnston, WV). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Lincoln was tipped by Liberty (Clarksburg, WV), 48-41, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Greenbrier East Spartans (Lewisburg, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Independence will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 69-63 non-league loss to Lewis County (Weston, WV).