The Rustburg Red Devils will head out to square off against the Alleghany Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-36, which was the final score in Rustburg's tilt against Glass on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Alleghany lost to Carroll County on the road by a 67-50 margin on Tuesday.
Alleghany has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for Rustburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
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