Virginia High School Basketball - Bland County overwhelms Rural Retreat
December 29, 2022: Rocky Gap, VA 24366 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bland County Bears (Rocky Gap, VA) and the visiting Rural Retreat Indians (Rural Retreat, VA), saw Bland County's basketball squad wallop Rural Retreat by a tally of 55-25.
With the victory, Bland County improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Bears host George Wythe (Wytheville, VA) to confront the Maroons in a Mountain Empire challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Maroons come into the challenge with a record of 8-1. George Wythe lost 56-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Radford (Radford, VA)
Next up, the Indians confront the Eastern Montgomery Mustangs (Elliston, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Rural Retreat will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 56-52 league win over Highland (Monterey, VA).
