Basketball Recap: L.C. Bird Sets Scoring Season-High Against Richmond City School of the Arts

Skyhawks

Team Score

01/28/25 @ Richmond City School of the Arts	71
12/10/24 vs Richmond City School of the Arts	69
01/27/25 vs Huguenot	68
01/09/25 vs James River Midlothian	67
01/13/25 @ Powhatan	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask L.C. Bird). They claimed a resounding 71-9 win over the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 34 points or more this season.

Neya-Myah Lancaster had a dynamite game for L.C. Bird, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Lancaster continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ameera Mirpuri-Stokes, who posted seven points along with eight rebounds and eight steals.

L.C. Bird was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

L.C. Bird's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Richmond City School of the Arts, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

L.C. Bird will host Manchester at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Richmond City School of the Arts, they are taking a road trip to take on Powhatan at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.