After losing to the Hundred Hornets the last time they met, the Paden City Wildcats decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Paden City narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hornets 36-34.
Paden City found their leader in underclassman Ashton Wade, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds. Wade is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lexi Mathis, who scored 11 points.
Paden City's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Hundred, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Paden City will head out on the road to take on the Blue Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Magnolia comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Hundred, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beallsville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 701st in Ohio, while the Hornets are ranked 119th in West Virginia).
