Football Preview: Grafton Bearcats vs. Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers
The Grafton Bearcats will face off against the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grafton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Grafton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 64-57 win over Clay County on Friday.
A big part of Grafton's victory came down to the chemistry between Cam Foley and his top target Dillan America. Foley threw for 373 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt while America picked up 217 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, America is now averaging an impressive 100.6 receiving yards per game. Grafton also got a significant boost from Cash Nestor, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 143 yards.
Meanwhile, Buckhannon-Upshur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oak Hill.
Grafton's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Grafton was dealt a bruising 37-7 loss at the hands of Buckhannon-Upshur when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Grafton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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