Basketball Game Preview: Rappahannock Raiders vs. King & Queen Central Royal Tigers

By Team Reports Dec 18, 2024, 3:14am

Basketball Preview: Rappahannock Raiders vs. King & Queen Central Royal Tigers

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Previous Games

12/13/23 - Home74-44 W
12/06/23 - Away68-50 W
02/09/23 - Away77-69 W
02/02/23 - Home65-32 W
02/17/22 - Away70-54 W
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Rappahannock is 10-0 against King & Queen Central since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Rappahannock Raiders will host the King & Queen Central Royal Tigers at 8:00 p.m.

Rappahannock is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against Middlesex, falling 68-45. The Raiders were down 56-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, King & Queen Central strolled past Charles City with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 55-41.

King & Queen Central had a senior duo take command as Gerard Hill dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards and Ayden Gibson posted 19 points and five rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of King & Queen Central's points.

King & Queen Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Rappahannock, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Everything came up roses for Rappahannock against King & Queen Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 74-44 victory. Will Rappahannock repeat their success, or does King & Queen Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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