The Blue Ridge Barons took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday (and then some). They blew past Fishburne Military 99-25 at home. With Blue Ridge ahead 62-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blue Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shanon Simango , who scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Darius Stafford , who scored 11 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Despite the loss, Fishburne Military still got an impressive performance from Allyn Koger, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Fishburne Military struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Blue Ridge racked up 27.
Blue Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Fishburne Military, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Blue Ridge will face off against Greenfield at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 533 points over their last six games. As for Fishburne Military, they will head out on the road to face off against Western Albemarle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
