The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs lost against the Tucker County Mountain Lions last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Tygarts Valley's rough 73-53 loss to Tucker County might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Tygarts Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Tucker County is ranked 22nd).
Despite the defeat, Tygarts Valley saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Wamsley scored 19 points along with three steals. That was a full 35.8% of Tygarts Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kaden Moore was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tucker County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Knotts, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Knotts is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Wilfong, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Tygarts Valley's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Tucker County, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
Tygarts Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tucker County, they will square off against St. Joseph Central at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Central will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Tucker County surely won't give up without a fight.
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