Turner Ashby and Rockbridge County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Turner Ashby Knights will be playing at home against the Rockbridge County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Turner Ashby has four straight victories, Rockbridge County has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Turner Ashby was able to grind out a solid win over Harrisonburg, taking the game 54-46.
Meanwhile, Rockbridge County had to suffer through a 77-44 loss at the hands of Spotswood. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Trailblazers are ranked 40th).
Turner Ashby has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Rockbridge County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Everything went Turner Ashby's way against Rockbridge County in their previous meeting back in January, as Turner Ashby made off with a 70-50 victory. Will Turner Ashby repeat their success, or does Rockbridge County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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