Lexington is 2-8 against Richmond since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lexington Minutemen will look to defend their home court against the Richmond Spartans at 8:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lexington comes in on nine and Richmond on five.
Lexington will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lafayette County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lexington walked away with a 66-54 win over Lafayette County on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Richmond was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Knob Noster 72-37. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lexington pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for Richmond, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Lexington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Richmond in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 75-70 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Richmond's Gabriel Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lexington still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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