Basketball Recap: PikeView Comes Up Short

PikeView suffered their biggest loss since March 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 69-47 to the Shady Spring Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Tigers are ranked ninth).

PikeView's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Shady Spring, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers face off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shady Spring, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Sissonville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shady Spring knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Sissonville likes a good challenge.