The West Jefferson Roughriders will head out to face off against the Mechanicsburg Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, West Jefferson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-50 to Cedarville. The loss continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 72-36 loss at the hands of Urbana. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 684th, while the Hillclimbers are ranked 250th).
West Jefferson now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Mechanicsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
West Jefferson was able to grind out a solid victory over Mechanicsburg when the teams last played back in January, winning 54-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Jefferson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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