The Linsly Cadets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Archbishop Alter Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Linsly is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Even though Linsly has not done well against Parkersburg South recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Linsly snuck past Parkersburg South with a 59-53 win. Given Linsly's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Parkersburg South is ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Alter posted their biggest victory yet this season on Friday. They blew past Archbishop McNicholas 62-34 on the road. Archbishop Alter pushed the score to 52-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Archbishop McNicholas had little chance of recovering from.
Linsly's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Archbishop Alter, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.