Blacksburg lost against Salem back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. 2025 welcomed the Blacksburg Bruins with a 70-44 loss courtesy of 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 260th, while the Spartans are ranked 35th).
Blacksburg dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Salem, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Blacksburg will take on Giles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Salem, they will face off against Hidden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Hidden Valley likes a good challenge.
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