West Jefferson was the 54-42 winner over Mechanicsburg when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The West Jefferson Roughriders took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mechanicsburg Indians. The Roughriders just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Austin Buescher
| 02/07/25 @ Mechanicsburg | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Cedarville | 8 |
| 01/31/25 vs Fairbanks | 6 |
| 01/28/25 @ Middletown Christian | 5 |
| 01/25/25 vs Yellow Springs | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
West Jefferson lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Austin Buescher, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. Buescher has been hot, having posted three or more blocks the last seven times he's played. Nick Fitzpatrick was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, West Jefferson was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mechanicsburg only racked up four assists.
Joshua Titus had an outrageously good game for Mechanicsburg as he went 7 for 16 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. Those 22 points gave Titus a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Conner Eyink, who posted 11 points and six boards.
West Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Mechanicsburg, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Coming up, West Jefferson is taking a road trip to square off against Catholic Central at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mechanicsburg, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-24 defeat against Shekinah Christian on the 8th.
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