The Nitro Wildcats will square off against the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nitro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Fairmont Senior likes a good challenge.
Nitro is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Parkersburg just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Big Reds by a score of 82-79. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Nitro saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ty Stephens 6'1 165Lbs, who shot 55% from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points, was perhaps the best of all. Ashton Crouch was another key player, going 10-for-12 to rack up 23 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Nitro was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fairmont Senior came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging an 83-42 win over the Colts. The Polar Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Fairmont Senior pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Nitro, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
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