The Galax Maroon Tide will head out on the road to take on the Grayson County Blue Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Galax was beaten by Auburn 70-42. While losing is never fun, Galax can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Auburn is ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Grayson County lost to George Wythe on the road by a decisive 65-51 margin on Wednesday. Grayson County has not had much luck with George Wythe recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maverik Goad, who scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mac Goad, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Galax dropped their record down to 9-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Grayson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Galax couldn't quite finish off Grayson County in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 42-39. Can Galax avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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