Basketball Preview: Richton Rebels vs. Laurel Golden Tornadoes
The Richton Rebels will be taking part in a tournament against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Richton is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, Richton took their match with ease, bagging a 57-19 win over St. Andrew's Episcopal. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 33 points or more this season.
Rakhiya Moody continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. Another player making a difference was Nylah Robins, who almost dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and nine steals.
Richton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 32 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Laurel unfortunately witnessed the end of their 29-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell just short of West Jones by a score of 56-53. The game marked the Golden Tornadoes' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Laurel might have lost, but man, Kayllis Walker was a machine: she almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Laurel's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy Evans, who had 13 points.
Laurel's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Richton, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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