Basketball Game Preview: West Jefferson Roughriders vs. Cardington-Lincoln Pirates

The West Jefferson Roughriders will head out on the road to take on the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Cardington-Lincoln heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when West Jefferson took over last week. West Jefferson walked away with a 48-41 win over Grove City Christian on Friday.

Austin Buescher

Points

02/21/25 @ Grove City Christian	16
02/14/25 @ Northeastern	26
02/12/25 @ Catholic Central	20

Austin Buescher was his usual excellent self, going 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Evan Switalski was another key player, putting up 11 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Cardington-Lincoln was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Berne Union 60-20. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Cardington-Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 18-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for West Jefferson, their record now sits at 11-12.