Basketball Game Preview: Pendleton County Wildcat vs. Cameron Dragons

The Pendleton County Wildcat will square off against the Cameron Dragons at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pendleton County sitting on five straight victories and Cameron on 11.

Pendleton County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Pocahontas County by a score of 55-43. 55 seems to be a good number for the Wildcat as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Avery Townsend

Steals

03/05/25 vs Pocahontas County	4
02/28/25 vs Paw Paw	3
02/26/25 vs East Hardy	5
02/25/25 @ Tygarts Valley	4
02/22/25 @ Notre Dame	7
+ 2 more games

Pendleton County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Avery Townsend, who posted 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. Townsend has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. Julia Mongold was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 15 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Cameron was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Trinity Christian 62-29. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 21 points or more this season.

Pendleton County pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points over those games. As for Cameron, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.

Pendleton County suffered a grim 79-59 defeat to Cameron in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Pendleton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.