The Grafton Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grafton is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Tuesday, Grafton had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of Bridgeport. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Indians are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Buckhannon-Upshur didn't have too much trouble with Elkins on Tuesday as they won 53-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buccaneers.
Buckhannon-Upshur has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Grafton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Grafton came up short against Buckhannon-Upshur in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 48-39. Can Grafton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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