Gate City and Virginia High squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Gate City had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Virginia High Bearcats by a score of 57-55. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th in Virginia, while the Bearcats are ranked 87th in Virginia).
Blue Devils
| 02/26/25 vs Virginia High | 55-57 |
| 02/25/25 vs Lebanon | 55-52 |
| 02/21/25 vs Abingdon | 54-43 |
| 02/14/25 vs Hampton | 60-58 |
| 02/13/25 vs John Battle | 53-48 |
Gate City moved to 9-12 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Virginia High, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Gate City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Virginia High, they will square off against Graham at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Graham's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games.
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