The Wirt County Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Gilmer County Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wirt County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Gilmer County will arrive with 11 straight wins.
Last Friday, Wirt County came up short against Wahama and fell 43-35. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the White Falcons are ranked 333rd).
Meanwhile, Gilmer County won against Tucker County on Wednesday with 65 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Gilmer County blew past St. Joseph Central 65-28. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Gilmer County's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Wirt County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Things could have been worse for Wirt County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-37 loss to Gilmer County in their previous meeting back in February of 2015. Can Wirt County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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