Blue Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Leonard Tigers. While losing is never fun, Blue Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1276th, while Leonard is ranked 549th).
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Leonard, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Blue Ridge Tigers duke it out with the Pottsboro Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Leonard, they will welcome Whitesboro at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitesboro comes in on three and Leonard on eight.
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