The Cabell Midland Knights will venture away from home to challenge the St. Albans Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cabell Midland beat Chesapeake 44-39. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in West Virginia, while the Panthers are ranked 322nd in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Albans came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 36-28 win over the Highlanders. The 36-point effort marked the Red Dragons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory made it two in a row for Cabell Midland and bumps their season record up to 9-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for St. Albans, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Cabell Midland came up short against St. Albans when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 38-31. Can Cabell Midland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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