The Lewis County Minutemen and the Wren Hurricanes will round out the year against one another at at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lewis County sitting on three straight victories and Wren on four.
Last Friday, Lewis County made easy work of Philip Barbour and carried off a 69-46 win. The Minutemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
12/20/24 @ Philip Barbour | 22 |
12/18/24 vs Robert C. Byrd | 12 |
12/11/24 @ Buckhannon-Upshur | 26 |
12/06/24 @ Gilmer County | 9 |
12/04/24 vs Parkersburg | 7 |
Lewis County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ella Pinkney, who went 9 of 16 on her way to 22 points along with eight steals and six boards, and Payten Goodwin, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points in addition to eight assists and eight steals. With that strong performance, Pinkney is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Piggie, who posted five points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Lewis County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Wren earned a 57-49 victory over St. Joseph's Catholic on Thursday.
Wren pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Lewis County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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