Huntington Expression Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blue Ridge. The Huntington Expression Prep Kings snuck past the Blue Ridge Barons with a 77-71 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Kings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Derrius Jones went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for Jones. Another player making a difference was Justin Huang, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points.
Kings
| 01/24/25 vs Blue Ridge | 77-71 |
| 01/18/25 vs Lutheran East | 72-65 |
The win made it two in a row for Huntington Expression Prep and bumps their season record up to 8-5. As for Blue Ridge, with the defeat, they broke their 21-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-1.
Huntington Expression Prep will head out on the road to challenge Pikeville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Blue Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Oak Hill Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Blue Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Oak Hill Academy likes a good challenge.
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