Bridgeport lost against Lewis County back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bridgeport Indians came up short against the Lewis County Minutemen, falling 71-49. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Minutemen are ranked 30th).
Reese Pierce
| 02/19/25 vs Lewis County | 17 |
| 02/14/25 @ Philip Barbour | 10 |
| 02/12/25 @ South Harrison | 11 |
| 02/10/25 @ Lincoln | 5 |
| 02/01/25 vs Oak Hill | 7 |
| + 17 more games |
Despite the loss, Bridgeport still got an impressive performance from Reese Pierce, who posted 17 points. That's the most points Pierce has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kloey Martinez, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Bridgeport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
Lewis County was led to victory by Payten Goodwin and Ella Pinkney. Goodwin went 7-for-13 on her way to 17 points in addition to seven assists and six boards, while Pinkney went 5-for-9 to rack up 13 points along with seven assists and six steals. Pinkney has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Bryn Hunt was another key player, going 5-for-11 en route to 13 points.
Bridgeport dropped their record down to 6-16 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lewis County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Bridgeport does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lewis County, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against North Marion at 7:30 p.m. North Marion will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Lewis County surely won't give up without a fight.
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