After flying high against the Liberty Red Devils last Tuesday, the Blacksburg Wildcats came back down to earth. Blacksburg took a serious blow against Keenan on Tuesday, falling 81-41. Blacksburg was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.
Blacksburg's loss came despite strong showings from Tracy Smith and Christian Federico. Smith scored 15 points along with eight rebounds, while Federico scored three points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Keenan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Simmons jr, who scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Simmons jr has scored all season. Emanuel Mccullough was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six assists and four steals.
Blacksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Keenan, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-16.
Blacksburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Keenan, they will head out on the road to face off against Newberry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newberry is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so Keenan is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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