The Blacksburg Wildcats will face off against the High Point Academy Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blacksburg has four straight wins, High Point Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Blacksburg beat Brashier Middle College Charter 42-33.
Meanwhile, High Point Academy came up short against Landrum on Tuesday and fell 42-32.
Blacksburg will have to keep a close watch on Amani Slaughter and Ella Zhuk, a pair of players who had a big impact on High Point Academy's prior game. Slaughter posted eight points, while Zhuk scored eight points along with seven boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Slaughter a new career-high in rebounds (four).
High Point Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Blacksburg, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Blacksburg was able to grind out a solid win over High Point Academy in their previous matchup back in January, winning 46-36. Will Blacksburg repeat their success, or does High Point Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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