The Cabell Midland Knights will challenge the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cabell Midland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Hurricane by a score of 99-90 on Tuesday. The Knights pushed the score to 78-55 by the end of the third, a deficit the Redskins cut but never quite recovered from.
| 01/28/25 @ Hurricane | 25 |
| 12/21/24 vs Chesapeake | 22 |
| 12/14/24 vs Sissonville | 19 |
| 12/17/24 vs Riverside | 15 |
| 12/20/24 vs Point Pleasant | 14 |
Cabell Midland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marshall Summers out in front who posted 25 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Summers a new career-high in points. Ethan Blackburn was another key player, putting up 18 points.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Capital 84-60. The Timberwolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Spring Valley's win came from a few key players Cabell Midland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Harrison Riggs, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 boards. His evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Caldwell, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Spring Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
Spring Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Cabell Midland, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cabell Midland has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33 boards per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 43.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Cabell Midland was taken down by Spring Valley 79-43 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spring Valley's Clay Robertson, who went 8 of 14 en route to 25 points and five boards. Now that Cabell Midland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
