A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers face off against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chapmanville Regional is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 92-57 victory over Lincoln County. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Nitro faced St. Albans in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Nitro took down St. Albans 52-36. The Wildcats have beaten the Red Dragons the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Red Dragons has come to flipping the script.
Chapmanville Regional better focus on containing Natalie Smith and Brooklyn Cawley as the pair were huge in Nitro's win. Smith dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards, while Cawley went 5-for-12 to rack up 15 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That's the most steals Cawley has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Jones, who had eight points.
Nitro was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Albans only seven assists.
Nitro's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Chapmanville Regional, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-13 record.
Chapmanville Regional came up short against Nitro when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-35. Can Chapmanville Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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