North Carolina High School Basketball - Richmond tipped by Hoke County
January 9, 2015: Rockingham, NC 28380 The Hoke County Bucks basketball team scored 71 points and held the host Richmond Raiders to 68 in the Bucks league triumph on Friday.
The Bucks now sport a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lumberton for a 4A Southeastern contest on Friday, January 16. Hoke County will meet a Pirates team coming off a 51-34 league loss to Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC). The Pirates record now stands at 7-8.
The Raiders (7-5) will now prepare for their contest against Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC). The Rams enter the 4A Southeastern bout with a 3-8 record. In their last bout, Purnell Swett was edged by Scotland (Laurinburg, NC), 61-41, in a league bout.