Catholic Central was the 49-46 winner over West Jefferson when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Catholic Central Irish fell to the West Jefferson Roughriders 66-60.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austin Buescher, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. West Jefferson is 3-1 when Buescher posts 20 or more points, but 7-10 otherwise. Nick Fitzpatrick was another key player, going 6-for-14 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.
Catholic Central's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for West Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Looking ahead, Catholic Central will square off against Cedarville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Jefferson, they will take on Northeastern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully West Jefferson likes a good challenge.
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