Point Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 48-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sissonville Indians. While losing is never fun, the Big Blacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Indians are ranked 75th).
Trent Handley
| 02/13/25 @ Sissonville | 7 |
| 01/16/25 @ Marietta | 6 |
| 01/27/25 @ Warren | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ Ripley | 4 |
| 02/12/25 vs Winfield | 3 |
Landyn Keefer and Trent Handley certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Keefer posted eight points and five boards, while Handley earned eight points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Handley a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Barton, who put up 12 points.
Point Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Sissonville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14.
Point Pleasant has already played their next matchup, a 56-36 loss against Scott on the 15th. As for Sissonville, they are taking a road trip to challenge Shady Spring at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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