Wayne saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of the East Fairmont Bees by a score of 60-57. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landon Preece
| 12/20/25 vs East Fairmont | 22 |
| 12/19/25 vs Riverside | 23 |
| 12/16/25 @ Sissonville | 4 |
Despite the defeat, Wayne saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landon Preece shot 60% from the field on his way to 22 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Preece is now averaging an impressive 16.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Heck, who posted 13 points.
Cayden Cooper had another great game (as he tends to do), going 10-for-17 en route to 24 points and six rebounds for East Fairmont. Cooper's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Austin Taylor was another key player, shooting 45% from the field to rack up 12 points and five boards.
Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East Fairmont, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Wayne has already played their next contest, a 72-61 defeat against Logan on the 23rd. East Fairmont and Oak Hill will round out the year against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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