Two dominant forwards in Paul Bishop and Tristyn Carrington are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Daniel Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Daniel likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Blue Ridge ended up a good deal behind Berea and lost 73-59.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Daniel's strategy against Travelers Rest on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Daniel blew Travelers Rest out of the water with a 77-43 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Daniel has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Blue Ridge came up short against Daniel in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-55. Can Blue Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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