Basketball Game Preview: Bland County Bears vs. Eastern Montgomery Mustangs

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Previous Games

01/27/25 - Home	57-50 W
12/20/23 - Away	59-52 W
12/08/22 - Away	59-30 W
12/01/22 - Home	66-53 W
12/13/21 - Home	54-18 W
+ 5 more games

Bland County is 8-2 against Eastern Montgomery since November of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the Bland County Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Montgomery Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Bland County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Eastern Montgomery likes a good challenge.

If Bland County beats Eastern Montgomery with 60 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Bland County took down Giles 60-46 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Eastern Montgomery came up short against Highland on Tuesday and fell 61-49.

Eastern Montgomery has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Bland County, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Bland County was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern Montgomery when the teams last played last Monday, winning 57-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eastern Montgomery's Cyrus Underwood, who posted 19 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bland County still be able to contain Underwood? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.