The Dan River Wildcats will challenge the Altavista Colonels at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Dan River's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.
On Friday, Dan River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-55 to Nelson County.
Meanwhile, Altavista came up short against Gretna on Friday, falling 83-62. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Hawks are ranked 68th).
Dan River's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points over those games. As for Altavista, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-9.
Dan River was able to grind out a solid win over Altavista when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 84-72. Does Dan River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Altavista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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