Cabell Midland has won four straight games at home, while Parkersburg has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cabell Midland Knights will welcome the Parkersburg Big Reds at 7:00 p.m.
Cabell Midland is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against St. Albans on Wednesday. Cabell Midland fell just short of St. Albans by a score of 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered since January 3rd.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg made easy work of Riverside on Wednesday and carried off a 73-51 victory. The Big Reds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Cabell Midland better focus on containing Frances Guice and Kennedy Porter as the pair were huge in Parkersburg's win. Guice shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Porter dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. Guice's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Lott, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Parkersburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Parkersburg is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Cabell Midland, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Cabell Midland was taken down by Parkersburg 76-44 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Cabell Midland, Trinity Balog (who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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