The Bland County Bears just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Galax Maroon Tide at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bland County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Galax likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Bland County came up short against George Wythe and fell 74-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Galax took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 66-33 win over Grayson County. The victory continues a trend for the Maroon Tide in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won eight in a row.
Galax pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Bland County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Bland County came up short against Galax in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 40-35. Can Bland County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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