Parkersburg has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ripley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Parkersburg had to suffer through a rough 85-52 loss at the hands of Linsly. While losing is never fun, Parkersburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Linsly is ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Ripley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 66-54 to Ravenswood.
Parkersburg has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for Ripley, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Parkersburg strolled past Ripley when the teams last played back in January by a score of 81-66. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ripley's Cade Goode, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Parkersburg still be able to contain Goode? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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