Basketball Game Preview: Robert C. Byrd Eagles vs. Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers

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01/24/24 - Home	47-61 L
01/19/23 - Away	51-48 W
01/21/22 - Home	53-51 W
03/11/21 - Away	66-42 W
01/24/20 - Home	57-46 W
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Robert C. Byrd has gone 9-1 against Buckhannon-Upshur recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Robert C. Byrd Eagles will head out to square off against the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Robert C. Byrd comes in on six and Buckhannon-Upshur on three.

Robert C. Byrd will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Fairmont Senior, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Robert C. Byrd sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Fairmont Senior on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted against the Polar Bears since April 9, 2021.

Meanwhile, Buckhannon-Upshur posted their biggest victory since December 19, 2024 on Thursday. They blew past Grafton 54-32. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Bearcats are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Robert C. Byrd's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Things could have been worse for Robert C. Byrd, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to Buckhannon-Upshur in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Robert C. Byrd avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.