Wayne is 1-9 against Nitro since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wayne Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Nitro Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Wayne will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Nitro is ranked sixth).
Last Friday, Wayne came up short against Logan and fell 51-38. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Wayne has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Nitro waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They took down Ripley 50-34.
Nitro relied on the efforts of Ashton Crouch, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Derek Lowe, who scored 18 points along with four steals. Crouch is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Ty Stephens was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Wayne's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12. As for Nitro, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season.
Wayne was taken down by Nitro 75-45 when the teams last played back in February. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wayne was down 37-13.
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