Blacksburg lost against Salem on January 4th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Blacksburg Bruins lost 78-54 to the Salem Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Spartans are ranked 40th).
Blacksburg has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Salem, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blacksburg will venture away from home to take on Floyd County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Floyd County will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Blacksburg surely won't give up without a fight. As for Salem, they and Hidden Valley will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Salem knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Hidden Valley likes a good challenge.
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