Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Loss Ends Wood County Christian's Winning Streak

After flying high against Paden City last Friday, Wood County Christian came back down to earth. The Wood County Christian Wildcat fell 68-60 to the Valley Lumberjacks on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcat came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Lumberjacks are ranked 662nd).

Wildcat

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 vs Valley	60-68
01/31/25 @ Paden City	80-31
01/28/25 @ Trinity Christian	59-50
01/25/25 @ Hannan	80-48
01/24/25 @ Parkersburg Christian	67-37

Wood County Christian moved to 8-5 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Wood County Christian has already played their next game (against Grace Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Valley won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Hundred at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.