Basketball Recap: Savion Kinston's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hoke County over Richmond

Hoke County lost against Richmond back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hoke County Bucks took a 58-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Richmond Raiders. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Several Bucks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Savion Kinston, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds. Kinston is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Machai Brown was another key player, going 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points and three steals.

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Previous 2 Games

12/13/24 @ Richmond	49-58
12/10/24 vs Lee County	52-56

Even though they lost, Hoke County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.

Keyonta Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Richmond, going 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davion Ingram, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points.

Hoke County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Richmond, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7.

Hoke County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 78-58 loss against High Point Christian Academy on the 14th. As for Richmond, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cheraw at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.