The Grafton Bearcats struggled with threes on Tuesday (the Lewis County Minutemen had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Grafton fell to Lewis County 52-47. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grafton in their matchups with Lewis County: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Grafton still got an impressive performance from Kenna Keener, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Keener has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 16 times she's played. Hadley Horne was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six assists.
It was another big night for Kenna Maxwell, who scored 22 points along with three steals for Lewis County. Maxwell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Payten Goodwin, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Grafton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Lewis County, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Grafton is on the road again on Thursday and plays Nicholas County at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in West Virginia (Grafton is ranked 41st, while Nicholas County is ranked 59th). As for Lewis County, they will head out on the road to face off against Charleston Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lewis County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday.
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