Basketball Recap: Blacksburg Falls Despite Big Games from Jd Bonner and Cameron Cobb

It was a proper cat-fight when Blacksburg duked it out withLandrum on Tuesday. The Blacksburg Wildcats took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Landrum Cardinals. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Despite the defeat, Blacksburg had strong showings from Cameron Cobb, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jd Bonner, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Bonner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ziyon Harris, who posted 14 points.

Benett Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Landrum, going 12 of 19 on his way to 30 points and six assists. With that strong performance, Edwards is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Colby Walker was another key player, putting up eight points.

Blacksburg's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-10. As for Landrum, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Blacksburg will host Brashier Middle College Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Landrum, they will square off against Chesnee at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Landrum's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.