The Doddridge County Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Doddridge County sitting on five straight wins and Clay-Battelle on seven.
With a playoff game on the line, Doddridge County rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 58-51.
Jerod Trent and Landon Thomas were among the main playmakers for Doddridge County as the former scored 15 points along with three steals and the latter scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Thomas continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Hileman, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Clay-Battelle put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 73-27 victory over Wood County Christian on the road. The win was all the more spectacular given Clay-Battelle's disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 387th, while Wood County Christian is ranked 121st).
Doddridge County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Clay-Battelle, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
Doddridge County came up short against Clay-Battelle in their previous meeting back in February, falling 58-54. Can Doddridge County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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