By: Adam Freeman
After a long week of snow days and cold weather, the Tucker County boys basketball team traveled to Baker, WV, on Saturday to take on the Cougars of East Hardy. Tucker’s shooting was also cold on this night, managing 40% from the field and 12% from behind the arc. East Hardy would hold a small lead after one period of play at 12–7. Tucker would, however, get some offense in the second quarter, scoring 13 points to the Cougars’ 11, but East held the lead at the half, 23–20. Tucker again would fail to reach double digits in the third period, scoring just six points. East Hardy didn’t exactly light the nets on fire themselves, as they only notched seven points to hold a four-point lead at 30–26 going into the fourth. East Hardy would have their best period of the night in the fourth with 18 points, putting the Mt. Lions away, 48–38, to split the regular-season matchups between the two at one win apiece.
Arnold 15 Pts, 2 Reb, FT 7-9; Cummings 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Stl, FT 2-2; Marks 4 Pts, 3 Reb; Lambert 3 Pts, 3 Reb; Dearborn 2 Pts, 7 Reb.
3 Point Field Goals (3-24)
Cummings (2) Lambert (1)
Tucker’s record falls to 10–6 with the loss, and they will return to the court on Tuesday, February 3rd, at home looking to avenge an earlier loss to Pendleton County. JV is set for a 5:45 p.m. tipoff.
