Virginia High School Basketball - Fort Chiswell edged by Bland County
January 8, 2024: Rocky Gap, VA 24366 The Fort Chiswell Pioneers basketball team (Max Meadows, VA), was nudged 72-65 in Monday's league battle with the host Bland County Bears (Rocky Gap, VA)
The Bears now possess a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host George Wythe for a Mountain Empire battle on Thursday, January 11. Bland County will confront a Maroons team coming off a 76-29 league win over Auburn (Riner, VA). The Maroons record now stands at 10-2.
The Pioneers (10-3) will now prepare for their battle against Giles (Pearisburg, VA). The Spartans come into the Mountain Empire battle with a 4-4 record. In their last battle, Giles edged Eastern Montgomery (Elliston, VA), 50-32, in a non-league battle.