Berea and Blue Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Berea Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Berea's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
Last Wednesday, Berea came up short against Daniel and fell 75-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (58), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 76-64.
Blue Ridge's win came from a few key players Berea will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Paul Bishop, who posted 24 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Trey Bradley, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds.
Blue Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Berea, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Berea came up short against Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 64-53. Can Berea avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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