Richmond Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Grace Christian School Kings at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richmond Christian put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past The Carmel School 43-19. Given Richmond Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while The Carmel School is ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jillian Gravatt, who scored 13 points along with six steals and five assists, and Kailah Carter, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Carter has scored at least a third of Richmond Christian's points. Molly O'Sullivan was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Grace Christian School over Grove Christian School in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Grace Christian School came out on top against Grove Christian School by a score of 30-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grace Christian School.
Richmond Christian's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.2 points. As for Grace Christian School, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything came up roses for Richmond Christian against Grace Christian School in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 55-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richmond Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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