Shady Spring was the 44-27 winner over Point Pleasant when they last played one another back in December of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Shady Spring Tigers took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Point Pleasant Big Blacks on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Big Blacks are ranked 608th).
Shady Spring lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Megan Hendrick, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Raban, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Shady Spring was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 8.2.
Point Pleasant's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mackenzie Weikle, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Weikle a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Fields, who had six points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Shady Spring dropped their record down to 2-13 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Point Pleasant, their win bumped their record up to 4-16.
Shady Spring has already played their next match, a 53-49 defeat against Midland Trail on the 10th. As for Point Pleasant, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-49 loss against Rock Hill on the 10th.
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