The Charleston Catholic Irish were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 45-26 bruising from Lewis County. While losing is never fun, Charleston Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Lewis County is ranked 12th).
Despite the loss, Charleston Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Mary Rushworth scored 11 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 42.3% of Charleston Catholic's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Telina Williams was another key contributor, scoring four points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Ella Pinkney was her usual excellent self, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists for Lewis County. Pinkney has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Pinkney, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds.
Charleston Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Lewis County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.
Charleston Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Clay County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay County is coming into the contest with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Charleston Catholic will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Lewis County, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lewis County's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home while Hoover has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
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