West Jefferson suffered their biggest defeat since February 26th on Saturday. They came up short against the Southeastern Local Trojans, falling 72-47. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Trojans are ranked 124th).
West Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Southeastern Local, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
West Jefferson will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Madison Plains at 12:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Madison Plains will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something West Jefferson surely won't give up without a fight. Southeastern Local and Springfield will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.
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