The Wirt County Tigers are on the road again on Wednesday and plays the Charleston Catholic Irish at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th. Hopefully Wirt County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
Wirt County and Ravenswood squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly Wirt County had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 81-43 loss at the hands of the Red Devils. While losing is never fun, Wirt County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Ravenswood is ranked 33rd).
Wirt County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Connor Hoover, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Axley, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Charleston Catholic put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 68-43 margin over Buffalo. The win made it back-to-back wins for Charleston Catholic.
Wirt County has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Charleston Catholic, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Wirt County might still be hurting after the 54-30 loss they got from Charleston Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Wirt County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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