On Friday, the St. Albans Red Dragons faced the Parkersburg Big Reds in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Albans fell 56-43 to Parkersburg. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Albans of the 61-57 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Parkersburg's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Flanagan, who scored 14 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Porter, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
St. Albans' defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Parkersburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
St. Albans will head out on the road to face off against Spring Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in West Virginia (Spring Valley is ranked sixth, while St. Albans is ranked 13th). As for Parkersburg, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Huntington at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Parkersburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
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