The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 71-37 loss at the hands of Parkersburg South. While losing is never fun, Buckhannon-Upshur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Parkersburg South is ranked eighth).
Buckhannon-Upshur lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alyssa Abel, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kyndal Davis, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Buckhannon-Upshur were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their tenth loss (out of 12 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Buckhannon-Upshur dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Parkersburg South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Buckhannon-Upshur didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-32 win vs. Fairmont Senior on the 13th. Parkersburg South has also already played their next contest, a 63-47 win against Huntington on the 13th.
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