Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers vs. Pickens Blue Flame

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Previous 3 Games

11/21/18 - Neutral	76-54 W
11/22/17 - Neutral	60-46 W
11/23/16 - Neutral	58-36 W

Blue Ridge has gone 3-0 against Pickens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will challenge the Pickens Blue Flame at 7:30 p.m. Blue Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Pickens will be coming in after a defeat.

Blue Ridge will bounce into Monday's game after beating Travelers Rest, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Blue Ridge's way against Travelers Rest on Friday as Blue Ridge made off with a 65-40 win. The contest marked the Fighting Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Pickens played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 86-54 loss at the hands of Seneca. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Flame in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost nine in a row.

Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Pickens, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.

Blue Ridge took their victory against Pickens when the teams last played back in November of 2018 by a conclusive 76-54. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Pickens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.