West Jefferson had lost four straight headed into Thursday's contest, but Austin Buescher didn't let it get to five. The West Jefferson Roughriders walked away with a 54-42 victory over the Mechanicsburg Indians on Thursday thanks in part to Buescher, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks. Buescher is crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
| 01/02/25 vs Mechanicsburg | 4 |
| 12/30/24 @ West Liberty-Salem | 2 |
| 12/28/24 @ Shekinah Christian | 2 |
| 12/20/24 @ Fairbanks | 2 |
| 12/10/24 vs Madison Plains | 2 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Switalski, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four).
Despite the loss, Mechanicsburg still got an impressive performance from Joshua Titus, who had 11 points along with six boards and three steals. Keegan Freeze was another key player, putting up eight points.
The win got West Jefferson back to even at 4-4. As for Mechanicsburg, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Jefferson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 50-28 victory against Madison Christian on the 4th. As for Mechanicsburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-46 defeat against Grandview Heights on the 4th.
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