Blue Ridge is 10-0 against Virginia Episcopal School since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Blue Ridge Barons will head out on the road to face off against the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blue Ridge has three straight victories, Virginia Episcopal School has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Blue Ridge stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Hargrave Military Academy 89-61 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Blue Ridge has posted against Hargrave Military Academy since December 11, 2020.
Blue Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kamren Martin led the charge by scoring 20 points along with nine rebounds and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martin has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Benedictine 62-56. Virginia Episcopal School has struggled against Benedictine recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Blue Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 6-5.
Blue Ridge took their victory against Virginia Episcopal School in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 98-74. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Virginia Episcopal School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
