If Pendleton County was riding high fresh off their 56-36 takedown of East Hardy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcat fell 26-21 to the Petersburg Vikings on Friday. The Wildcat were not able to make up for their defeat to the Vikings from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Despite the loss, Pendleton County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Travis Owens picked up 164 receiving yards and one touchdown. Owens also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles (0.5 for loss) and defending two passes.
Petersburg can attribute much of their success to Kaleb Kuhn, who rushed for 57 yards and one TD, and also picked up 43 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pendleton County fell to 2-1. As for Petersburg, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Pendleton County will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tygarts Valley at 7:00 p.m. on the 26th. As for Petersburg, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 28-13 win against Tyler on the 19th.
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