The Petersburg Vikings will challenge the Pendleton County Wildcat at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Petersburg came up short against Moorefield and fell 45-36. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County was beaten by East Hardy 73-41 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcat in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Petersburg will have to keep a close watch on Travis Owens and Chase Owens, a pair of players who had a big impact on Pendleton County's prior game. Travis posted eight points, while Chase went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points.
Petersburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Pendleton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Petersburg came up short against Pendleton County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 67-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owens, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 26 points and three steals. Now that Petersburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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