James River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 43-26 to the Alleghany Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Cougars are ranked 72nd).
James River's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Alleghany, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
James River has already played their next contest (against Carroll County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Alleghany Cougars duke it out with the Radford Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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