After flying high against Paden City last Saturday, Paw Paw came back down to earth. The Paw Paw Pirates might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the East Hardy Cougars an easy 74-48 victory. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-17.
Paw Paw's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Donavan Tanouye, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven steals, and Taylor Carder, who posted 23 points. That was a full 41.7% of Paw Paw's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Paw Paw now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Hardy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paw Paw will host Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Hardy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the East Hardy Cougars duke it out with the Harman Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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