Robert C. Byrd won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They were beaten by the East Fairmont Bees 76-23. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Bees are ranked 12th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Fairmont to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Moore, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Moore a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Kailee Haymond, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 21 points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Robert C. Byrd's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for East Fairmont, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Robert C. Byrd has already played their next game, a 53-27 loss against Philip Barbour on the 17th. As for East Fairmont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 69-49 win against Oak Hill on the 17th.
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