West Virginia High School Basketball - Mercer Christian Academy can't hold off Midland Trail
February 11, 2022: Hico, WV 25854 The Midland Trail Patriots basketball team scored 42 points and held the visiting Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers to 38 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Friday.
The Patriots now sport a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Independence for a Coalfield AA contest on Friday, February 18. Midland Trail will battle a Patriots team coming off a 46-14 non-league loss to Hoover (Clendenin, WV). The Patriots record now stands at 5-11.
The Cavaliers (13-7) will now prepare for their contest against Wood County Christian (Williamstown, WV). The Wildcat enter the non-league bout with a 9-9 record. In their last bout, Wood County Christian held off Notre Dame (Clarksburg, WV), 43-42, in a league bout.