The Spring Mills Cardinals will square off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Spring Mills' favor as the squad sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Wheeling Park has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Spring Mills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hedgesville, who was ranked 24th at the time (Spring Mills was ranked first). Spring Mills really took it to Hedgesville for the full four quarters, racking up an 81-50 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park lost to Parkersburg on the road by a 61-46 margin on Tuesday.
Wheeling Park's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Spring Mills, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
Spring Mills was able to grind out a solid win over Wheeling Park in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 63-51. Will Spring Mills repeat their success, or does Wheeling Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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