The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will square off against the Wayne Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Point Pleasant ended up a good deal behind Sissonville and lost 52-35. While losing is never fun, the Big Blacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Indians are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Wayne's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 74-66 to Ironton.
Point Pleasant has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Wayne, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3.
Point Pleasant was able to grind out a solid win over Wayne when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 59-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wayne's Isaac Meddings, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Point Pleasant still be able to contain Meddings? There's only one way to find out.
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