Bland County lost against Galax back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bland County Bears fell to the Galax Maroon Tide 40-35. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Maroon Tide are ranked 32nd).
Bland County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Danielle Sanders, who posted four points in addition to ten blocks and eight rebounds. Sanders is becoming a predictor of Bland County's success: when she posts at least five blocks the team is 5-1 (and 3-4 when she doesn't). Tinley Worley was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Bland County's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Galax, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Bland County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-16 win against Craig County on the 1st. As for Galax, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-42 defeat against George Wythe on the 3rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
