After flying high against Giles last Friday, Grayson County came back down to earth. The Grayson County Blue Devils fell 57-47 to the Fort Chiswell Pioneers on Wednesday. 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 352nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 156th).
| 01/22/25 vs Fort Chiswell | 22 |
| 02/07/24 @ Bland County | 12 |
| 12/15/23 @ Fort Chiswell | 7 |
| 12/08/23 vs Giles | 6 |
| 01/16/25 @ Eastern Montgomery | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why Grayson County lost, don't look at Makray Goad. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 17 en route to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Goad a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adam Pennington, who posted four points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Grayson County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Leading Fort Chiswell to victory were Owen Jackson and Brayden Billings. Jackson went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and five assists, while Billings dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jackson's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Moore, who put up two points along with six steals and five boards.
Grayson County's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Fort Chiswell, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fort Chiswell beat Grayson County by a score of 74-69 on Friday.
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