Recap: Tucker County Mountain Lions vs. Tug Valley Panthers
On Saturday, the Tucker County Mountain Lions faced the Tug Valley Panthers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Tucker County secured a 56-50 W over Tug Valley. The victory was nothing new for Tucker County as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tucker County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashton Lycliter, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Rosenau, who scored 19 points.
Tucker County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Tug Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Tucker County will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Moorefield at 5:45 p.m. Moorefield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Tucker County is ranked 22nd). As for Tug Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge WestSide at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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