The Wood County Christian Wildcat will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Paden City Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th. Hopefully Wood County Christian is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Paden City in West Virginia (Wood County Christian is ranked 123rd, while Paden City is ranked 830th).
Wood County Christian might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 59-46 to Bridgeport, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Wood County Christian has not had much luck with Bridgeport recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Paden City had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 55-47 victory over Wood County Christian two weeks ago. Paden City's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Wood County Christian's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Paden City, their win bumped their record up to 1-6.
Wood County Christian came up short against Paden City in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 55-47. Can Wood County Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.