The Parry McCluer Fighting Blues have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Bland County Bears at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Virginia (Parry McCluer is ranked 188th, while Bland County is ranked 197th).
Parry McCluer proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 24) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Narrows and snuck past 55-52.
Meanwhile, Bland County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 41-37 to Galax. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bland County in their matchups with Galax: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Bland County saw an underclassman step up: Tinley Worley scored 20 points along with two steals. That was a full 54.1% of Bland County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Addison Myers was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Parry McCluer pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Bland County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
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