Hedgesville lost against Martinsburg last Monday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hedgesville Eagles fell 48-36 to the Martinsburg Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th).
Hedgesville's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jovie Graham, who went 5 for 8 to rack up 12 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Chloe Frankhouser, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Martinsburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaliyah Wymer, who went 6 of 11 en route to 18 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Wymer now owns an excellent 45.5% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Nelson, who earned nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Hedgesville dropped their record down to 3-12 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Martinsburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Coming up, Hedgesville will be playing at home against Keyser at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keyser will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Hedgesville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Martinsburg, they will take on Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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