Basketball Recap: Richland Northeast Piles Up the Points Against Columbia

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland Northeast). They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 60-17 victory over the Columbia Capitals. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cavaliers had established a 40 point advantage.

Richland Northeast got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sasha Cebula out in front who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards. Cebula has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiyah Cosby, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and three steals.

Cavaliers

Offensive Rebounds

12/05/23 @ Columbia	25
12/12/23 vs Columbia	22
12/10/24 @ Columbia	18
11/21/23 vs Lugoff-Elgin	18
11/28/23 @ Lakewood	14

Richland Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Richland Northeast's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Columbia, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Richland Northeast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-39 loss against Westwood on the 13th. As for Columbia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 49-30 defeat against C.A. Johnson on the 12th.