Lexington is 2-8 against Richmond since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lexington Minutemen will face off against the Richmond Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lexington will bounce into Friday's match after beating Plattsburg, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lexington enjoyed a cozy 61-47 victory over Plattsburg on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Meanwhile, Richmond had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 65-34 win. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Lexington better focus on containing Gabriel Johnson and Dryden Hendrix as the pair were huge in Richmond's win. Johnson almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards, while Hendrix went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points along with five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Hendrix a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Quick, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Richmond smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Richmond's record now sits at 10-1. As for Lexington, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Lexington might still be hurting after the 75-53 loss they got from Richmond in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 23 rebounds. Now that Lexington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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