The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against Travelers Rest by a score of 57-50. For Blue Ridge, this counts as revenge for the 66-57 defeat Travelers Rest walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Blue Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Paul Bishop, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicklaus Poole, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Travelers Rest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blue Ridge won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Eastside presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Blue Ridge in South Carolina (Eastside is ranked 26th, while Blue Ridge is ranked 141st). As for Travelers Rest, they will head out on the road to take on Broome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Broome focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
