Basketball Recap: Luray Comes Up Short

Luray entered their matchup against Central Woodstock on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Luray Bulldogs fell to the Central Woodstock Falcons 53-47. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-37 last Tuesday.

Blake Jenkins

Points

02/08/25 vs Central Woodstock	21
02/07/25 @ Clarke County	26
02/04/25 @ Central Woodstock	10
01/31/25 @ Stonewall Jackson	12
01/29/25 vs Strasburg	8
+ 15 more games

When it comes to explaining why Luray lost, don't look at Blake Jenkins. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 14 to rack up 21 points. With that strong performance, Jenkins is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Connor Hilliard, who posted eight points.

Luray's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Central Woodstock, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.

Luray and Central Woodstock should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. Luray will square off against Rappahannock County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday up 147 places (144 vs. 291). Luray is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season. Similarly, Central Woodstock (ranked 72nd) will meet Stonewall Jackson (ranked 416th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.