After both having extra time off, the Christiansburg Blue Demons and the Northside Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Christiansburg managed to keep up with Hidden Valley until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. Christiansburg might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Hidden Valley an easy 62-37 victory. While the Blue Demons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 17-12 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Northside came up short against Wilson Memorial last Saturday and fell 44-34. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 101st).
Christiansburg's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Northside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Christiansburg skirted past Northside 48-46 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Christiansburg repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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