Basketball Recap: Blue Ridge Picks Up 18th Consecutive Win

Barons

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs North Cross	93-73
01/09/25 vs Miller School of Albemarle	65-41
01/04/25 vs Tri-Cities Christian	65-57
01/03/25 vs 1 of 1 Academy	64-53
12/30/24 vs Myers Park	74-64
+ 13 more games

Blue Ridge extended their winning streak to 18 games thanks to a huge performance from Austin Agosto Navarro. The Blue Ridge Barons put the hurt on the North Cross Raiders with a sharp 93-73 victory on Tuesday thanks in part to Agosto Navarro, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 23 points in addition to five assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

The team also got some help courtesy of D'Myo Hunter, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

North Cross' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Antonio Mack, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 33 points and three steals. Jesiah Hines was another key player, going 8 of 15 on his way to 24 points.

Blue Ridge's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points per game. As for North Cross, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.

Blue Ridge and North Cross should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. Blue Ridge (ranked second) will meet New Covenant (ranked 44th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.1 points per game this season. Similarly, North Cross (ranked 57th) will meet Eastern Mennonite (ranked 281st) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.