Alleghany hasn't had much luck against Radford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Alleghany Cougars face off against the Radford Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Alleghany didn't have too much trouble with James River as they won 43-26. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Knights are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Radford). They blew past Patrick County 75-44 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bobcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Radford's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Alleghany, they have also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Alleghany strolled past Radford when the teams last played on January 13th by a score of 61-47. Will Alleghany repeat their success, or does Radford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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