Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Barons vs. Virginia Episcopal School Bishops

By Team Reports Jan 26, 2025, 2:35am

Basketball Preview: Blue Ridge Barons vs. Virginia Episcopal School Bishops

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Blue Ridge is 10-0 against Virginia Episcopal School since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Blue Ridge Barons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Blue Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.

Blue Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Oak Hill Academy, who was ranked 21st at the time (Blue Ridge was ranked second). Blue Ridge fell 69-62 to Oak Hill Academy on Saturday. The Barons haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Despite the loss, Blue Ridge got top-tier performance from Colby White, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Myo Hunter, who posted eight points.

Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-51 heartbreaker at the hands of The Carmel School.

Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 21-2. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

Everything came up roses for Blue Ridge against Virginia Episcopal School in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 103-67 victory. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Virginia Episcopal School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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