Parkersburg Catholic lost against Magnolia back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders fell 78-67 to the Magnolia Blue Eagles. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Crusaders came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 643rd).
Preston Randolph
| 02/08/25 vs Magnolia | 24 |
| 02/07/25 vs Cameron | 18 |
| 01/03/25 vs Tyler | 17 |
| 12/16/24 @ Wahama | 17 |
| 12/14/24 @ Madonna | 16 |
Despite the loss, Parkersburg Catholic still got an impressive performance from Preston Randolph, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Randolph a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Carter Nelson, who posted 14 points.
Parkersburg Catholic's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-13. As for Magnolia, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parkersburg Catholic will venture away from home to square off against Hannan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Magnolia, they will head out to take on Hundred at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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