Having just played yesterday, the Paden City Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Hundred Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Paden City is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Trinity Christian on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Paden City had to suffer through a 73-25 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-15.
Meanwhile, Hundred was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 74-70 to Magnolia. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (67), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Paden City will need to focus on slowing down Colt Sandy, one of several Hundred players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Sandy is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Huggins, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hundred smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
Paden City's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Hundred, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Paden City might still be hurting after the 75-50 loss they got from Hundred when the teams last played two weeks ago. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Paden City was down 38-16.
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