Basketball Game Preview: Radford Bobcats vs. Alleghany Cougars

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01/13/25 - Home	47-61 L
02/10/24 - Home	59-61 L
01/26/24 - Away	50-48 W
02/21/23 - Home	58-57 W
01/19/23 - Home	51-33 W
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Radford has gone 8-2 against Alleghany recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Radford Bobcats duke it out with the Alleghany Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Radford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Patrick County 75-44 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bobcats with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Alleghany strolled past James River with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 43-26. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Knights are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Alleghany has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Radford, their record is now 7-9.

Radford lost to Alleghany on the road by a decisive 61-47 margin in their previous meeting on January 13th. Can Radford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.