McBee's tournament run continued when they took on Richmond on Saturday. The McBee Panthers fell just short of the Richmond Raiders by a score of 60-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 111th in South Carolina, while the Raiders are ranked 335th in North Carolina).
Keyonta Davis was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points for Richmond. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Hamilton, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 13 points.
McBee's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Richmond, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-7.
McBee will challenge Buford at 8:00 p.m. on January 6th. As for Richmond, they will square off against Cheraw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
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