Richmond City School of the Arts is 0-10 against Manchester since February 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 look to defend their home court against the Manchester Lancers 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 24 defeats in a row, while Manchester will arrive with ten straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Richmond City School of the Arts was beaten by Cosby 94-15. Richmond City School of the Arts was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-4.
Despite the loss, Richmond City School of the Arts saw an underclassman step up: Laylianah McBrayer scored 11 points. That was a full 73.3% of Richmond City School of the Arts' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Manchester can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 68-37 victory over Monacan at home. Given Manchester's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Monacan is ranked 30th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond City School of the Arts' loss was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Manchester, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Richmond City School of the Arts took a serious blow against Manchester in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 102-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manchester's Mya Adkinson, who almost dropped a triple-double on 11 points, nine rebounds, and ten steals. Now that Richmond City School of the Arts knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
