Preview: Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs vs. James River Midlothian Rapids
Richmond City School of the Arts is 0-10 against James River Midlothian since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the James River Midlothian Rapids at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Richmond City School of the Arts has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while James River Midlothian will arrive with three straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-14, which was the final score in Richmond City School of the Arts' tilt against Huguenot on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Richmond City School of the Arts had strong showings from Laylianah McBrayer, who scored 8 points, and Ashanay Smith, who scored 5 points. McBrayer scored a full 57.1% of Richmond City School of the Arts' points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, James River Midlothian made easy work of Monacan on Tuesday and carried off a 67-43 win.
The losses dropped Richmond City School of the Arts to 0-3 and Huguenot to 1-3.
Richmond City School of the Arts was taken down by James River Midlothian 48-10 when the teams last played back in January. Can Richmond City School of the Arts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.