Basketball Game Recap: New Richmond Lions vs. Reading Blue Devils

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2023, 12:17pm

Recap: New Richmond Lions vs. Reading Blue Devils

After flying high against the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions on Monday, the New Richmond Lions came back down to earth. New Richmond fell just short of Reading by a score of 43-40. New Richmond lost against Reading in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 33-27 score last time.

New Richmond lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sydney Miller, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and three steals. Miller is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiera Kirk, who scored nine points along with three blocks.

New Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Reading, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

New Richmond will be playing at home against Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilmington is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Reading, they will head out on the road to face off against Deer Park at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.