If the Pendleton County Wildcat were feeling good off their 81-38 takedown of the Union Tigers last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Pendleton County fell 72-61 to Frankfort on Monday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the defeat, Pendleton County saw an underclassman step up: Chase Owens scored 20 points along with three steals. Owens hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Wyatt Franklin was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Pendleton County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Frankfort, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Pendleton County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-41 victory vs. Petersburg on the 20th. Frankfort will be playing at home against East Hardy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Frankfort comes in on three and East Hardy on 11.
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