Bland County and Grayson County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Bland County Bears just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Grayson County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bland County has three straight victories, Grayson County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Bland County was able to grind out a solid win over Giles, taking the game 57-48. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Spartans are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grayson County was beaten by George Wythe 67-27 on Tuesday.
Grayson County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Bland County, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Bland County took their win against Grayson County when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 64-40. Does Bland County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grayson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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