Two dominant forwards in Cameron Cobb and J'Sean Sanders are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Blacksburg Wildcats will be playing at home against the High Point Academy Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Blacksburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Blacksburg beat Brashier Middle College Charter 61-49.
Landrum typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday High Point Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 88-73 victory over the Cardinals. The Grizzlies pushed the score to 73-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.
Blacksburg better focus on containing Chonci Miller and Sanders as the pair were huge in High Point Academy's win. Miller went 10-for-12 on his way to 23 points and five boards, while Sanders dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in assists (four). Joc Miller was another key player, going 5-for-6 to rack up 10 points and seven assists.
High Point Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Blacksburg's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for High Point Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3.
Blacksburg might still be hurting after the 70-48 loss they got from High Point Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanders, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Blacksburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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