With a playoff game on the line, the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 67-55 win over the Fury. The victory was nothing new for Blue Ridge as they're now sitting on three straight.
Leading Blue Ridge to victory were Anyah Henderson and Zikira henderson. Henderson scored 18 points along with seven assists and five steals, while henderson scored 30 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which henderson has scored at least a third of Blue Ridge's points. Audrey Harkins was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Despite the loss, Fountain Inn still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Garrison, who scored 15 points along with five assists. It was the first time this season that Garrison scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Madison Garnett, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Fountain Inn, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
Blue Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Daniel at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Daniel is on a six-game streak of home wins, Blue Ridge a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Fountain Inn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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