Blue Ridge and Leonard are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Blue Ridge Tigers will be playing at home against the Leonard Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blue Ridge has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Leonard will arrive with seven straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Blue Ridge challenged Ford on Saturday. The game between Blue Ridge and Ford didn't end well, with Blue Ridge falling 53-39.
Meanwhile, Leonard hadn't done well against Bells recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Leonard narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bells 42-39. The 42-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leonard is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Things could have been worse for Blue Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-42 loss to Leonard in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Blue Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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