POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A good night. On two levels.

The Point Pleasant girls basketball team donned pink socks in support of the battle against cancer, then fought right past visiting Sherman for their third straight victory following a 63-37 non-conference decision Friday night in Mason County.

The Lady Knights (8-9) led wire-to-wire in the contest, as the hosts stormed out to an 18-4 advantage after eight minutes of play. PPHS followed with a 7-1 surge over the opening three-plus minutes of the second canto, giving Point its biggest lead of the first half at 25-5 with 4:40 remaining.

The Lady Tide (3-16) — who have now lost seven straight decisions — responded with a small 9-6 spurt over the rest of the first half, allowing the guests to trim the deficit down to 31-14 at the intermission.

Sherman scored the opening point of the second half on a free throw, pulling to within 31-15 just 11 seconds into the third stanza. The guests never came closer the rest of the way, as the Lady Knights followed with a 12-4 charge over the next 4:38 for a sizable 43-19 lead.

SHS retaliated with a 7-0 run to close out the final three minutes of the third period, allowing the Lady Tide to get within 43-26 headed into the finale. Point closed regulation with a 20-11 run and led by as much as 63-32 with 1:05 left in the game. Sherman closed the final 56 seconds with a 5-0 run to wrap up the 25-point decision.

With the triumph, Point Pleasant also claimed a season sweep of Sherman after posting a 64-47 victory at SHS back on Jan. 27. The Lady Knights have also won five of their last seven contests overall.

Andrea Porter led the hosts with a game-high 20 points, followed by Sarah Hussell with 16 points and Katelyn Garrett with 12 markers. Allison Smith was next with seven points, while Cassie Nibert added three points to the winning cause.

Katie Bruner and Ajay Adkins both contributed two markers apiece, while Delany Bronosky rounded out the scoring with one point. PPHS was 20-of-40 at the free throw line for 50 percent.

Sarah Massey paced Sherman with nine points, followed by Jordan Lewis with eight points and Hallie Jarrell with seven markers. The guests were 17-of-47 at the charity stripe for 36 percent.

The Lady Knights basketball program made a check presentation at halftime to the Charlie’s Angels Relay for Life team, a group founded in honor and on behalf of the Charlie Lilly Memorial Foundation in Mason County.

Point Pleasant was at Chapmanville Saturday and returns to action Thursday when it hosts Buffalo in a non-conference matchup at 7:30 p.m.

Point Pleasant 63, Sherman 37

S4-10-12-11 — 37

PP 18-13-12-20 — 63

SHERMAN (3-16): Skylar Pauley 2 0-0 4, Makenzie Smith 0 4-16 4, Jordan Lewis 1 5-11 8, Hallie Jarrell 3 1-7 7, Sarah Massey 3 2-2 9, Hannah Skinner 0 0-2 0, Kelsey Williams 0 0-0 0, Teddi Halstead 0 1-2 1, Ashley Chapman 0 0-0 0, Kara Davis 0 0-1 0, Sarah Miller 0 2-2 2, Lacey Pettry 0 2-4 2. TOTALS: 9 17-47 37. Three-point goals: 2 (Lewis, Massey).

POINT PLEASANT (8-9): Andrea Porter 5 10-15 20, Delany Bronosky 0 1-4 1, Katie Bruner 0 2-4 2, Ashtyn Wedge 0 0-0 0, Sarah Hussell 6 2-7 16, Hannah Norman 0 0-0 0, Cassie Nibert 1 0-0 3, Makenzie Thomas 0 0-0 0, Katelyn Garrett 5 2-5 12, Emily Kitchen 0 0-0 0, Allison Smith 2 3-5 7, Ajay Adkins 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 20 20-40 63. Three-point goals: 3 (Hussell 2, Nibert).