The Fort Chiswell Pioneers will take on the Grayson County Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Chiswell is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Wednesday, Fort Chiswell was able to grind out a solid victory over Grayson County, taking the game 57-47. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Chiswell will have to contain Makray Goad as he made an impact in Grayson County's last game. He went 7 of 17 on his way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Goad a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Pennington, who posted four points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Grayson County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Grayson County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Fort Chiswell, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
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