Eastern Montgomery is on a three-game streak of home losses, Radford a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will host the Radford Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Eastern Montgomery took a blow against Narrows, falling 59-27. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Green Waves are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Radford duked it out withPatrick County on Wednesday. Radford took a hard 57-40 fall against Patrick County. That's two games in a row now that the Bobcats have lost by exactly 17 points.
Despite the loss, Radford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kearson Carter posted 21 points in addition to eight steals and five boards. The contest was Carter's third in a row with at least ten points.
Eastern Montgomery's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-7. As for Radford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Eastern Montgomery came up short against Radford in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 52-47. Will Eastern Montgomery have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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