Blue Ridge is on a five-game streak of home losses, Urbana University a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Blue Ridge Knights will take on the Urbana University Illineks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Blue Ridge had to suffer through a rough 39-11 loss at the hands of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Blue Ridge has not had much luck with Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Urbana University was beaten by Fisher 65-35 on Saturday. Urbana University was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-12.
Blue Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Urbana University, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Blue Ridge couldn't quite finish off Urbana University in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 and fell 2-0. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
