Linsly is 0-3 against Morgantown since February of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Linsly Cadets are taking a road trip to challenge the Morgantown Mohigans at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Linsly took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They strolled past Oak Glen with points to spare, taking the game 62-46. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Morgantown came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 66-62 W over the Hawks.
Linsly better keep an eye on Kayli Kellogg. She was instrumental in Morgantown's win, going 9 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points in addition to eight steals and three blocks. The contest was Kellogg's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadaya Jones, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points and seven boards.
Linsly pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Morgantown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Linsly suffered a grim 52-30 defeat to Morgantown in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Can Linsly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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