Preview: Doddridge County Bulldogs vs. Cameron Dragons
Doddridge County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Cameron Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Doddridge County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Doddridge County can now relate to. They took a 57-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Doddridge County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Payton Trent, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two blocks, and Tenley Paugh who scored eight points along with six steals. Trent continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Akaia Williams was another key contributor, scoring six points along with ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Doddridge County were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tyler only posted four assists.
Meanwhile, Cameron entered their tilt with Valley with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Cameron simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Valley 59-20 on the road. Cameron has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Doddridge County's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Cameron, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Doddridge County suffered a grim 73-48 defeat to Cameron in their previous meeting on February 7th. Can Doddridge County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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