Sherman and Midland Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Sherman Tide will head out on the road to face off against the Midland Trail Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sherman will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Midland Trail is ranked 33rd).
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Sherman had to settle for a 51-49 loss against Man.
Meanwhile, Midland Trail came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Riverside by a score of 62-54.
Midland Trail's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Thad Brown led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Eli Campbell, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Sherman's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Midland Trail, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Sherman ended up a good deal behind Midland Trail in their previous matchup back in January, losing 56-40. Can Sherman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
