Football Preview: Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers vs. Lewis County Minutemen
The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will square off against the Lewis County Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buckhannon-Upshur's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six matches, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Buckhannon-Upshur's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Fairmont Senior on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Polar Bears. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Polar Bears are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lewis County). They secured a 34-28 W over Lincoln on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Minutemen needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Buckhannon-Upshur's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lewis County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Buckhannon-Upshur couldn't quite finish off Lewis County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Thankfully for Buckhannon-Upshur, Brayden Carder (who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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