On Friday, Washington faced South Charleston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Washington Patriots came up short against the South Charleston Black Eagles, falling 62-37. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Black Eagles from their previous meeting back in January of 2018.
Despite the loss, Washington saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Avorie Brown posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chet Gore, who had nine points.
Even though they lost, Washington was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 12 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Washington is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-8. As for South Charleston, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Washington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-39 win against Elkins on the 1st. As for South Charleston, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Parkersburg South at 7:30 p.m. South Charleston will be up against Parkersburg South's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.16 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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