The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will be playing at home against the Southside Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 307 points over their last five contests.
Even though Pendleton scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Blue Ridge still came out on top. Blue Ridge walked away with a 65-55 victory over Pendleton.
Blue Ridge relied on the efforts of Paul Bishop, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, and Nash Somero, who scored 28 points along with six assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bishop has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Bradley, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Southside sidestepped Clinton for a 49-46 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaden Johnson, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Angerrelle Gomes-Ramsey, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Blue Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-15 record this season. As for Southside, their win bumped their record up to 11-16.
Blue Ridge won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2022, slipping by Southside 53-52. Does Blue Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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