The final score reads Floyd County 65, Carroll County 56 and that is how the game will be recorded but the Cavaliers simply gave the Buffaloes everything that they could handle and then some.
The Cavaliers were forced to play catch up throughout the evening after Floyd recorded 9 points before CCHS could catch its collective breath.
Let’s start out by giving credit to the Student section for having the teams back for 32 minutes despite the slow start. Every time the Cavaliers cut ✂️ into the early deficit the gym would get a little louder.
Jumping to early in the fourth quarter the Cavs had once again fallen just short on a comeback bid and suddenly trailed 48-40 with less than five minutes remaining. In a blink of an eye Elijah Cox wrapped two sets of free throws around a put back basket by Davis Reitzel. Just like that the lead was 48-46 and Floyd knew they were going to be in a battle until the end.
Sadly for the home team Reitzel picked up his fourth foul in a very physical contest and Floyd ran off the next 12 points to push the lead to 60-46.
Once again the Cavs were down but far from out of it and managed to score 10 more points before the final horn. Cox finished the night with 23 points , scoring 19 after the break. Reitzel joined Cox in double figures with 11 points and Bryce Smoot added 10 more.
Jabin Talley scored 7 points and Ethan Richardson tallied 5 points as the Cavaliers finished their second of four games this week with a very gritty effort that left them just short on the score sheet.
If the Cavaliers can continue to play as hard as they did tonight you have to like their chances in every contest the rest of the season. We can test that theory quickly as Fort Chiswell comes down US-52 Thursday night.
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