A win for Southside just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 77-57 to the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Paul Bishop had a dynamite game for Blue Ridge, shooting 6-for-7 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 30 points and 14 rebounds. The game was Bishop's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Chase Hoover was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 17 points plus three blocks.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Blue Ridge, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Southside will take on Pendleton in a tournament on Monday. As for Blue Ridge, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Landrum at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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