It was a good run, but the Blue Ridge Christian Bears unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell just short of Grace Christian by a score of 29-26. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Blue Ridge Christian in their matchups with Grace Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Anna Faith Brunk was Blue Ridge Christian's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Ava Buczynski took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Grace Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddie Harper led the charge by scoring 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Greenmun, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Blue Ridge Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1. As for Grace Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Blue Ridge Christian will take on Ridgeview Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ridgeview Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 361st, while Blue Ridge Christian is ranked 68th). As for Grace Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Roanoke Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant against one another: Mickie O?Herron and Greenmun.
