Virginia High School Basketball - Bland County tops Galax
January 20, 2023: Rocky Gap, VA 24366 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Bland County Bears (Rocky Gap, VA) and the visiting Galax Maroon Tide (Galax, VA), saw Bland County's basketball squad knock off Galax by a count of 65-54.
With the victory, Bland County upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Narrows (Narrows, VA) to play the Green Waves in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 25. The Green Waves come into the challenge with a record of 14-3. Narrows won 63-52 in their recent league challenge against Parry McCluer (Buena Vista, VA)
Next up, the Maroon Tide play the George Wythe Maroons (Wytheville, VA) in a Mountain Empire challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Galax will attempt to upgrade on its 1-13 season record. The Maroons come into the challenge with a 12-2 record after their 65-53 league loss to Auburn (Riner, VA).