The Moorefield Yellow Jackets had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over Pendleton County. For Moorefield, this counts as revenge for the 63-27 loss Pendleton County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Despite the loss, Pendleton County still got an impressive performance from Avery Townsend, who scored 26 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Townsend scored a full 56.5% of Pendleton County's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jameigh Miller, who scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds.
Moorefield's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pendleton County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moorefield will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lewis County at 12:00 p.m. on December 29th. Pendleton County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Hardy at 6:00 p.m. on December 19th.
