If the Pendleton County Wildcat were riding high off their 82-35 takedown of the Harman Panthers last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Pendleton County took a serious blow against East Hardy on Thursday, falling 65-38. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pendleton County in their matchups with East Hardy: they've now lost four in a row.
Pendleton County's loss came despite strong showings from Cashton Kisamore and Chase Owens. Kisamore scored seven points along with two steals, while Owens scored 12 points along with two steals. Owens is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played.
Pendleton County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for East Hardy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Pendleton County will head out on the road to face off against Union at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Pendleton County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Thursday. As for East Hardy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 85-48 victory vs. Northern on the 10th.
