Amherst County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Rustburg Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th.
On Monday, Amherst County ended up a good deal behind the Minutemen and lost 52-36. While losing is never fun, Amherst County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Minutemen are ranked 67th).
Rustburg can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They managed a 38-33 win over Heritage. The victory was just what Rustburg needed coming off of a 64-19 defeat in their prior game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rustburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Knowles, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Haven Grinstead, who scored ten points.
Amherst County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Rustburg, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Amherst County strolled past the Red Devils in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 45-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Amherst County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
