Blue Ridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Westside Rams at home by a 74-59 margin on Friday.
Blue Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trey Bradley, who went 6 for 14 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Bishop, who went 7 for 17 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Blue Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westside only pulled down four.
Westside was led to victory by Keemaj Clinkscales and Kmajay Jenkins. Clinkscales dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists, while Jenkins went 10 for 13 en route to 23 points plus two steals and two blocks. Those ten assists gave Clinkscales a new career-high. Christopher Earle-Nelson was another key player, posting 11 points.
Blue Ridge has already played their next contest, a 77-57 win against Southside on the 23rd. As for Westside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 46-42 victory against High Point Academy on the 23rd.
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