Having just played yesterday, the Magnolia Blue Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Shadyside Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Wirt County scored an imposing 67 points on Thursday, Magnolia still came out on top. Magnolia managed a 73-67 win over Wirt County. The victory was all the more spectacular given Magnolia's disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while Wirt County is ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Shadyside waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. Everything went their way against Frontier as Shadyside made off with a 57-34 win.
Magnolia's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Shadyside, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
