Briar Woods lost against Jefferson back in December of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Briar Woods Falcons fell just short of the Jefferson Cougars by a score of 53-51. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 225th in Virginia, while the Cougars are ranked 52nd in West Virginia).
Briar Woods' loss came despite strong showings from Devon Pettibone and Patrick Fraim. Pettibone went 5 of 12 en route to 13 points, while Fraim went 6 for 8 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Winklosky, who posted four points.
Briar Woods has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Jefferson, they moved to 5-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Briar Woods will venture away from home to challenge Stone Bridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briar Woods is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season. As for Jefferson, they will head out to take on Musselman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson is facing Musselman at the right time seeing as Musselman is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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