After flying high against Triad last Friday, West Jefferson came back down to earth. The Roughriders fell 21-14 to the Mechanicsburg Indians on Friday. The game marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why West Jefferson lost, don't look at Austin Buescher. Despite the final result, he threw for 235 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 73 yards.
Even if they lost, West Jefferson's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Brett Bogenrife refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Jefferson fell to 7-1. As for Mechanicsburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Jefferson will square off against rival West Liberty-Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg is set to challenge their familiar foe Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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