Blue Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Cumberland Pirates, falling 59-18. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Pirates are ranked 206th).
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Cumberland, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Blue Ridge will take on LeRoy in a tournament on Saturday. As for Cumberland, they and Neoga will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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