Sissonville is 2-8 against Nitro since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sissonville Indians will face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 9:30 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sissonville comes in on four and Nitro on nine.
Sissonville scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past PikeView, posting a 88-61 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Max Moore was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Ethan Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Nitro narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wayne 55-52. Given Nitro's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Wayne is ranked 54th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nitro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Timmy Lovejoy, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. Lovejoy hasn't dropped below two blocks for five straight games. Caylem Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five assists.
Sissonville's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Nitro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sissonville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.8 points per game. However, it's not like Nitro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Sissonville was taken down by Nitro 77-49 when the teams last played back in January. Can Sissonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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