Basketball Recap: East Fairmont's Luck Changes for the Better on Thursday

If Grafton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played East Fairmont, they should've done a better job of containing River Mcclain. The East Fairmont Bees snuck past the Grafton Bearcats with a 52-47 victory on Thursday for which the team can thank Mcclain, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 23 points and four steals. He has become a key player for East Fairmont: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 6-11 otherwise.

Tony Comas

Points (Career)

02/27/25 @ Grafton	8
02/25/25 vs Preston	5
01/14/25 @ Robert C. Byrd	5
12/30/24 vs St. Joseph Central	5
12/17/24 @ Philip Barbour	4

Another player making a difference was Tony Comas, who posted eight points. Those eight points gave him a new career-high.

The win snapped East Fairmont's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-12 record. As for Grafton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.

East Fairmont and Grafton's could be walking into a shootout. East Fairmont allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game. They have given up an average of 51.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Grafton allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game.