The Richwood Lumberjacks will venture away from home to square off against the Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richwood's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four matches, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Richwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Mount Hope Christian Academy and fell 67-20.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clay-Battelle, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Jefferson-Morgan by a score of 41-34 two weeks ago. Given the Cee-Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 91st in West Virginia, while the Rockets are ranked 603rd in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richwood better focus on containing Ali Hellyer and Bre DeBolt as the pair were huge in Clay-Battelle's win. Hellyer went 7 of 17 en route to 21 points along with six assists and five boards, while DeBolt went 7 of 17 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Clay-Battelle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Clay-Battelle's record is now 2-4. As for Richwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Richwood's way against Clay-Battelle in their previous meeting back in February of 2016, as Richwood made off with a 63-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richwood since the team 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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