Basketball Recap: Pendleton County Skates Past Pocahontas County with Ease

Wildcat

Team Score

01/13/25 @ Pocahontas County	92
12/13/24 @ Tygarts Valley	71
12/28/24 @ Petersburg	67
12/21/24 @ Tyler	65
12/18/24 vs Tucker County	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pendleton County). They really took it to the Pocahontas County Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 92-55 victory. With the Wildcat ahead 47-27 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Josiah Kimble was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 14 on his way to 25 points and three steals. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2023. Chase Owens was another key player, going 8 of 11 en route to 19 points.

Pendleton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.

Pendleton County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Pocahontas County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Pendleton County has already played their next game (against Tucker County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pocahontas County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-51 defeat against Tygarts Valley on the 14th.