The Logan Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Logan is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against WestSide on Monday. Logan took a 66-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of WestSide.
Meanwhile, Williamstown came tearing into Monday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the White Falcons with a sharp 82-59 win. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the White Falcons are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Williamstown's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points over those games. As for Logan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Logan beat Williamstown 64-57 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Logan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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