Basketball Recap: Richlands Wins Going Away Against Dixon

Wildcats

Margin

02/13/25 @ Dixon	17
12/30/24 vs Dixon	14
12/11/24 vs Heide Trask	13
12/10/24 @ East Duplin	8
12/06/24 vs Lejeune	3

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Croatan, Richlands was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They took down the Dixon Bulldogs 65-48. That 17 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.

Despite the loss, Dixon saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jacorian Taylor posted 12 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Pena, who scored five points and three steals.

Richlands' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 5-16. As for Dixon, their defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-20.

Richlands and Dixon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Richlands (ranked 447th) will meet Croatan (ranked 144th) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Richlands has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 30. Similarly, Dixon will challenge White Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday down 470 places (577 vs. 107).