There's no place like home for the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against Pendleton by a score of 65-55 on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Blue Ridge to victory were Paul Bishop and Nash Somero. Bishop scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, while Somero scored 28 points along with six assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bishop has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Bradley, who scored seven points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Pendleton lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Gray. Despite the final result, he scored 34 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Garon Blalock, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season. As for Pendleton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Blue Ridge will look to defend their home court on Friday against Southside at 6:30 p.m. Blue Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 307 points over their last five contests. Pendleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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