After a string of six wins, the Blue Ridge Barons's good fortune finally ran out on Sunday. They took a 87-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of NC GBB Academy National. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Saturday (64), Blue Ridge still had to take the loss.
Blue Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kamren Martin, who scored 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shanon Simango, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for NC GBB Academy National, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Blue Ridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. As for NC GBB Academy National, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against New Life Christian Academy.