The Nicholas County Grizzlies came into Wednesday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 66-55 victory over Sissonville on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Nicholas County to victory were Trey Stump and Cole Brown. Stump scored 17 points along with five rebounds, while Brown scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Miner, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Sissonville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dylan Casto. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ethan Taylor, who scored six points along with two steals.
Nicholas County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Sissonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Nicholas County will head out on the road to square off against Nitro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Nitro's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home while Nicholas County has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Sissonville, they will face off against Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sissonville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 228 points over their last four matchups.
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