Blue Ridge and Berea are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Berea Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blue Ridge has three straight wins, Berea has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Blue Ridge beat Seneca 76-64.
| 01/09/25 vs Seneca | 24 |
| 01/06/25 @ Pickens | 15 |
| 01/03/25 @ Travelers Rest | 19 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blue Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paul Bishop, who posted 24 points along with eight assists and six boards. The game was Bishop's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Berea came up short against Daniel on Wednesday 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.
Blue Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Berea, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Blue Ridge beat Berea 64-53 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does Blue Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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