This season hasn't been kind to the West Jefferson Buccaneers, who are still winless after their eighth game. They were beaten by St. Mary's Academy 46-11 on Monday. While losing is never fun, West Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while St. Mary's Academy is ranked 117th).
Despite the loss, West Jefferson saw an underclassman step up: Jala Raymond scored 7 points.
West Jefferson bumped their record down to 0-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 12.5 points per game. As for St. Mary's Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
West Jefferson will be playing in front of their home fans against Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Phoenix has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for St. Mary's Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Booker T. Washington at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
