Pendleton County entered their game against Lewis County on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wildcat took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Minutemen. While the Wildcat didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Minutemen 23-17 in the first quarter.
Chase Owens
| 02/18/26 vs Lewis County | 19 |
| 02/16/26 @ Tucker County | 20 |
| 02/14/26 vs Pocahontas County | 24 |
Loss or not, Pendleton County got some senior leadership from Chase Owens and Cashton Kisamore. Owens went 7-for-13 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, while Kisamore shot 71% from the field en route to 13 points and five boards. Owens' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points.
Jesse Kemper was his usual excellent self, going 6-for-12 to rack up 30 points for Lewis County. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kemper has scored at least a third of the Minutemen's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Moodispaw, who posted nine points and five steals.
Pendleton County suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 13-5. As for Lewis County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Pendleton County will venture away from home to take on Spring Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Wildcat will be up against the Timberwolves' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.47 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Lewis County, they will head out to face off against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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