While it was all tied up 25-25 at halftime, Grove City Christian was not quite West Jefferson's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 48-41 to the West Jefferson Roughriders. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Roughriders from their previous meeting back in February of 2017.
Austin Buescher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Jefferson, going 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points along with eight boards and six blocks. The contest was Buescher's third in a row with at least 16 points. Evan Switalski was another key player, putting up 11 points and five rebounds.
Grove City Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. West Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Grove City Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Jefferson, they will take on Cardington-Lincoln in a tournament on Monday.
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