On Monday, the Nitro Wildcats faced the St. Albans Red Dragons in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Nitro snuck past St. Albans with a 46-40 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Nitro.
Leading Nitro to victory were Karson Jones and Natalie Smith. Jones scored 11 points along with 9 rebounds, while Smith scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least 25% of Nitro's points.
Nitro's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. Albans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Nitro will head out on the road to face off against Winfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Albans, they will be playing at home against George Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in West Virginia (George Washington is ranked 30th, while St. Albans is ranked 11th).
