West Jefferson scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a blow against the Fairbanks Panthers, falling 69-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
West Jefferson's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Buescher, who threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Wyatt Keyt helped Buescher out on the ground, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
West Jefferson dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fairbanks, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
West Jefferson will host Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairbanks, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on West Liberty-Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Their defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Fairbanks' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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