Two dominant guards in Shelby Higgins and Alexis Hyatt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richland Raiders will face off against the Copper Basin Cougars at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richland can't be too worried about heading out to take on Copper Basin: they just beat Wayne County at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Richland walked away with a 50-40 win over Wayne County on Saturday.
Bailey Blair continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5-for-9 on her way to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Bass, who posted three points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Copper Basin came tearing into Saturday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 57-49.
Richland pushed their record up to 28-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points over those games. As for Copper Basin, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
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