North Carolina High School Basketball - Union Pines thwarted by Richmond
January 14, 2012: Cameron, NC 28326 The Union Pines Vikings basketball team (Cameron, NC), was toppled 64-51 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Richmond Raiders (Rockingham, NC)
The Raiders now possess a 6-1 record. They play next when they travel to Pinecrest for a 4A Southeastern battle on Friday, January 20. Richmond will battle a Patriots team coming off a 68-61 league loss to Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 5-9.
The Vikings (7-8) will now prepare for their battle against Overhills (Spring Lake, NC). The Jaguars come into the 3A Cape Fear Valley battle with a 3-9 record. In their last battle, Overhills prevailed over Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC), 84-72, in a league battle.