Eastern Montgomery was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against the Bland County Bears, falling 55-28. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Bears are ranked 116th).
Eastern Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Bland County, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Coming up, Eastern Montgomery will look to defend their home court on Monday against Parry McCluer at 7:00 p.m. Parry McCluer will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Eastern Montgomery surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bland County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Galax at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Galax is on a five-game streak of home wins, Bland County a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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