Christiansburg hasn't had much luck against Blacksburg recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Christiansburg Blue Demons will head out on the road to face off against the Blacksburg Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Christiansburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Christiansburg took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They snuck past Carroll County with a 57-51 win. The Blue Demons haven't had any issues with the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg entered their tilt with Cave Spring on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Knights for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-24 win. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Knights are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Blacksburg back to even at 10-10. As for Christiansburg, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Christiansburg came up short against Blacksburg in their previous meeting back in January, falling 52-44. Can Christiansburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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