The East Fairmont Bees will take on the Lincoln Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Fairmont will be strutting in after a victory while Lincoln will be coming in after a defeat.
East Fairmont took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-45 win over Liberty.
East Fairmont found their leader in sophomore River Mcclain, who went 8 for 11 to rack up 21 points and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mcclain has scored at least a third of East Fairmont's points. Jacen Beckley was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 76-48 defeat at the hands of Preston. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Knights are ranked 33rd).
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for East Fairmont, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
East Fairmont didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, but they still walked away with a 43-38 win. Will East Fairmont repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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