Recap: Fort Chiswell Pioneers vs. George Wythe Maroons
It was a good run, but the Fort Chiswell Pioneers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 69-58 to George Wythe. Fort Chiswell has not had much luck with the Maroons recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Fort Chiswell lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Blair Jackson, who scored 21 points along with five assists. Jackson hasn't dropped below 19 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Sadie Robinson, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Fort Chiswell's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4. As for George Wythe, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Chiswell will challenge the Maroon Tide at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for George Wythe, they will head out on the road to square off against the Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grayson County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Maroons are ranked 58th).
