The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Florence Gophers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blue Ridge has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Florence will arrive with five straight wins.
On Thursday, Blue Ridge had to suffer through a 61-28 loss at the hands of Holbrook. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Roadrunners are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Florence earned a 62-55 victory over Payson on Thursday.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Florence, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Blue Ridge suffered a grim 90-68 defeat to Florence in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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