Preview: Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs vs. Clover Hill Cavaliers
Richmond City School of the Arts is 0-9 against Clover Hill since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clover Hill Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Richmond City School of the Arts is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Richmond City School of the Arts suffered their biggest defeat since November 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 51-11 loss at the hands of Midlothian. While losing is never fun, Richmond City School of the Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while Midlothian is ranked 89th).
Laylianah McBrayer was Richmond City School of the Arts' leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Clover Hill struggled with assists on Tuesday (Monacan had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Clover Hill was outmatched by Monacan at home and fell 61-19. Clover Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clover Hill struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Richmond City School of the Arts bumped their record down to 0-10 with that loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Clover Hill, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Thursday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Richmond City School of the Arts haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 0.6 turnovers per game. It's a different story for Clover Hill, though, as they've been averaging 24.8 turnovers per game. Given Richmond City School of the Arts' sizeable advantage in that area, Clover Hill will need to find a way to close that gap.
Richmond City School of the Arts took a serious blow against Clover Hill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 53-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clover Hill's Olivia Kraft, who scored nine points along with nine steals and five assists. Now that Richmond City School of the Arts knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
