Preview: Chatham Cavaliers vs. Floyd County Buffaloes
The Chatham Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Floyd County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Chatham has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Floyd County will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Chatham took a serious blow against Altavista, falling 80-50. While losing is never fun, Chatham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Altavista is ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Chatham got a solid performance out of Jonavan Coles, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Coles has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Amare Word was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Floyd County scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They came out on top against Carroll County by a score of 79-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chatham's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Floyd County, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Chatham, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 82-65 loss to Floyd County when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Chatham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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