Richmond Hill lost against Statesboro back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Richmond Hill Wildcats fell 49-41 to the Statesboro Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 72nd).
Statesboro can attribute much of their success to Ja'Caiden Cone, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Muhammad Shareef, who posted nine points.
Richmond Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Statesboro, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Richmond Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-35 win against Jenkins on the 14th. As for Statesboro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-33 victory against Effingham County on the 14th.
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