Basketball Game Preview: Richlands Wildcats vs. White Oak Vikings

The Richlands Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the White Oak Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

It was a proper cat-fight when Richlands faced off against East Duplin on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost 62-36 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, White Oak played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Swansboro, falling 53-32. The Vikings were down 47-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Richlands will have to keep a close watch on Aariel Jemison and Sidney Ferguson, a pair of players who had a big impact on White Oak's prior game. Jemison posted 13 points and five rebounds, while Ferguson had 12 points. That was a full 37.5% of White Oak's points, marking the third time in a row Ferguson has put up more than a third of the team's points.

Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for White Oak, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Richlands couldn't quite get it done against White Oak when the teams last played last Tuesday as they fell 37-30. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.