West Jefferson suffered their closest loss since January 11, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Butte County Pirates by a score of 55-53. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 61-50.
Keaton Archibald was his usual excellent self, putting up 17 points and eight steals for Butte County. Archibald is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Razor Duke, who posted 13 points and five boards.
West Jefferson now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Butte County, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
West Jefferson has already played their next matchup (against Ririe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Butte County will head out on the road to take on Grace at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Grace: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Butte County has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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