South Harrison is 8-2 against Tygarts Valley since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Harrison Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. South Harrison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-28, which was the final score in South Harrison's tilt against Tyler on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Tygarts Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a rough 78-51 loss at the hands of East Hardy. While losing is never fun, Tygarts Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while East Hardy is ranked 15th).
Despite the defeat, Tygarts Valley saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Wamsley almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Mcgee, who scored 12 points.
South Harrison has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. As for Tygarts Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9.
South Harrison was able to grind out a solid victory over Tygarts Valley in their previous meeting on February 3rd, winning 60-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Harrison 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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