If Volunteer was feeling good fresh off their 58-32 takedown of University School last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Volunteer Falcons lost to the Gate City Blue Devils on the road by a 47-28 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 240th in Tennessee, while the Blue Devils are ranked 71st in Virginia).
Volunteer has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for Gate City, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Volunteer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-32 victory against Claiborne on the 17th. Gate City has also already played their next game, a 44-43 win against Abingdon on the 17th.
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