Having just played yesterday, the Blacksburg Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Salem Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blacksburg has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Salem will arrive with six straight victories.
On Friday, Blacksburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-45 to Alleghany. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Cougars are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They took down Lord Botetourt 79-65 on Friday.
Blacksburg's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Salem, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Blacksburg came up short against Salem in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 72-63. Can Blacksburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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