The Tucker County Mountain Lions will face off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tucker County comes in on nine and St. Joseph Central on five.
Tucker County can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tygarts Valley as Tucker County made off with a 73-53 win. Given Tucker County's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while Tygarts Valley is ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tucker County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Owen Knotts led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Knotts hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Garrett Wilfong, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Joseph Central beat Tolsia 46-42 on Tuesday.
Tucker County's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for St. Joseph Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
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