West Virginia High School Basketball - Nitro nips Mingo Central
January 20, 2018: Nitro, WV 25143 Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Nitro Wildcats (Nitro, WV) and the visiting Mingo Central Miners (Matewan, WV), saw Nitro's basketball squad hold off Mingo Central by a count of 63-59.
With the victory, Nitro upgrades its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Hurricane (Hurricane, WV) to play the Redskins in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 22. The Redskins come into the challenge with a record of 5-6. Hurricane lost 63-44 in their recent league challenge against Parkersburg (Parkersburg, WV)
Next up, the Miners play the Wayne Pioneers (Wayne, WV) in a Cardinal challenge, on Thursday, January 25. Mingo Central will attempt to upgrade on its 5-7 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 12-1 record after their 57-51 non-league win over Meigs (Pomeroy, OH).