Basketball Game Preview: Landrum Cardinals vs. Blacksburg Wildcats

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Home	67-60 W
01/17/24 - Away	86-73 W
01/31/23 - Away	71-58 W
01/13/23 - Home	90-55 W
02/11/22 - Home	68-52 W
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Landrum is 8-2 against Blacksburg since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Landrum Cardinals take on the Blacksburg Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Landrum's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.

Landrum took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Liberty with points to spare, taking the game 65-47. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Blacksburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Powdersville, falling 82-46. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Patriots are ranked 75th).

Blacksburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Landrum, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.

Landrum beat Blacksburg 67-60 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Blacksburg's Ziyon Harris, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Landrum still be able to contain Harris? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.