The Martinsville Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Mt. Enterprise Wildcats at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Martinsville came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Corrigan-Camden by a score of 52-50 on Thursday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Enterprise was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 47-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Garrison.
Martinsville will need focus on slowing down Tracey Thompson, one of several Mt. Enterprise players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kahlen Solomon, who had 11 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Mt. Enterprise was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Martinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Mt. Enterprise, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Martinsville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mt. Enterprise when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 67-63 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martinsville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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