The Tucker County Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Magnolia Blue Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tucker County will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Tucker County will bounce into Friday's game after beating Elkins, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Tucker County really took it to Elkins for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-36 victory. The Mountain Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
| 01/18/25 @ Elkins | 25 |
| 01/15/25 vs Pendleton County | 28 |
| 01/10/25 @ East Hardy | 16 |
| 01/04/25 vs Tug Valley | 18 |
| 12/30/24 vs East Hardy | 20 |
Trevan Bonner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 17 en route to 25 points and seven boards. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mikey Mitchell, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Magnolia came up short against Union Local on Tuesday and fell 70-57. While losing is never fun, the Blue Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 694th in West Virginia, while the Jets are ranked 293rd in Ohio).
Tucker County pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Magnolia, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
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