Virginia High School Basketball - Fort Chiswell overwhelms Richlands
January 25, 2025: Richlands, VA 24641 The Fort Chiswell Pioneers basketball team scored 84 points and limited the host Richlands Blue Tornado to 63 in the Pioneers non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Pioneers now have a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Auburn for a Mountain Empire game on Tuesday, January 28. Fort Chiswell will confront a Eagles team coming off a 66-47 league win over Bland County (Rocky Gap, VA). The Eagles record now stands at 9-5.
With the loss, Richlands falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Blue tornado travel to Marion (Marion, VA) to face the Scarlet Hurricanes in a Southwest match on Tuesday, January 28. The Scarlet Hurricanes enter the match with a record of 6-8. Marion lost 54-43 in their recent non-league match against Radford (Radford, VA)