Basketball Game Preview: Parkersburg South Patriots vs. Washington Patriots

Parkersburg South is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Washington is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Parkersburg South will host Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parkersburg South knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge.

Parkersburg South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked second at the time (Parkersburg South was ranked 18th). Parkersburg South came out on top against Morgantown by a score of 60-51 on Monday.

Meanwhile, Washington didn't have quite enough to beat Hedgesville on Tuesday and fell 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered against the Eagles since February 15, 2022.

Parkersburg South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points over those games. Washington's loss dropped their record down to 11-6.