Basketball Game Preview: Tygarts Valley Bulldogs vs. East Hardy Cougars

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2025, 12:12am

Basketball Preview: Tygarts Valley Bulldogs vs. East Hardy Cougars

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The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs will head out to face off against the East Hardy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Tygarts Valley came up short against Pendleton County and fell 60-53.

Nevaeh Cooper

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/25/25 vs Pendleton County83%
02/22/25 @ Preston67%
01/30/25 @ Clay-Battelle50%
01/28/25 vs Union50%
01/15/25 @ Notre Dame50%

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nevaeh Cooper, who went 5-for-6 en route to 12 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Emily Smith was another key player, going 6-for-13 to rack up 12 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Tygarts Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, East Hardy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 50-34 fall against Pendleton County.

Tygarts Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for East Hardy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

Tygarts Valley came up short against East Hardy when the teams last played on February 7th, falling 43-35. Can Tygarts Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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