The Pendleton County Wildcat will face off against the Moorefield Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pendleton County has seven straight wins, Moorefield has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pendleton County will bounce into Friday's game after beating Tucker County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Pendleton County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Tucker County 55-52.
Avery Townsend was her usual excellent self, putting up 32 points and four steals. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Pendleton County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameigh Miller, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
Pendleton County was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tucker County only racked up four assists.
Meanwhile, Moorefield came up short against Frankfort on Friday and fell 40-27. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Yellow Jackets came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Falcons are ranked 244th).
Pendleton County pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for Moorefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Pendleton County came up short against Moorefield in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 53-47. Can Pendleton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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