Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Barons vs. St. Michael the Archangel Warriors

Blue Ridge is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Michael the Archangel is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Blue Ridge Barons will get right back to it and host the St. Michael the Archangel Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Blue Ridge is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Carlisle: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Blue Ridge blew Carlisle out of the water with a 75-18 final score. With the Barons ahead 48-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Lambert Brokamp was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). Johni Gasarira was another key player, putting up 11 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, St. Michael the Archangel blew past Caroline, posting a 91-54 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 180th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Michael the Archangel has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.8 points. As for Blue Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 20-0.

Everything went Blue Ridge's way against St. Michael the Archangel in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Blue Ridge made off with a 78-53 win. Does Blue Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael the Archangel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.