Point Pleasant hadn't done well against Shady Spring recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Point Pleasant Big Blacks walked away with a 50-40 victory over the Shady Spring Tigers. The win was all the more spectacular given the Big Blacks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 608th, while the Tigers are ranked 89th).
Mackenzie Weikle
| 02/07/25 vs Shady Spring | 14 |
| 12/21/23 vs River View | 12 |
| 12/02/23 @ Cambridge | 9 |
| 02/02/24 vs Sherman | 8 |
| 02/14/24 vs Calhoun | 6 |
Point Pleasant got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mackenzie Weikle out in front who posted 14 points. Those 14 points gave Weikle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Fields, who had six points along with six assists and four steals.
Point Pleasant was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Shady Spring lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Megan Hendrick, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Raban, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards.
Point Pleasant's record now sits at 4-16. As for Shady Spring, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
Point Pleasant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-49 loss against Rock Hill on the 10th. As for Shady Spring, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-49 defeat against Midland Trail on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
