Blacksburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Alleghany Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Cougars are ranked 113th).
Blacksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Alleghany, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
When Blacksburg and Alleghany next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Blacksburg will try to stop Salem's five-game winning streak when the meet at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Alleghany will square off against Carroll County and their nine-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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