After both having extra time off, the Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers and the Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Invest Collegiate Imagine focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 last Tuesday.
Blue Ridge Early College is hoping to do what Shining Rock Classical Academy couldn't last Tuesday: put an end to Invest Collegiate Imagine's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at six games. Invest Collegiate Imagine simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shining Rock Classical Academy 69-41.
Asa Gura had a dynamite game for Invest Collegiate Imagine, going 11 for 25 en route to 24 points plus eight steals and five rebounds. Gura has been hot , having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Max Meyer was another key player, earning nine points plus four steals.
Invest Collegiate Imagine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 33 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Early College can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Thursday. They came out on top against Shining Rock Classical Academy by a score of 49-40. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Bobcats were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blue Ridge Early College to victory, but perhaps none more so than Conor McCall, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Anthony Baumgarner, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
The win got Blue Ridge Early College back to even at 1-1. As for Invest Collegiate Imagine, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Invest Collegiate Imagine against Blue Ridge Early College in their previous matchup last Monday, as the team secured a 68-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Invest Collegiate Imagine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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