Southern Lee is 2-8 against Richmond since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers will challenge the Richmond Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Southern Lee sitting on five straight wins and Richmond on 12.
Last Tuesday, Southern Lee earned a 56-47 victory over Hoke County. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Bucks are ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richmond didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lee County on Friday, but they still walked away with a 69-65 win.
Richmond's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points over those games. As for Southern Lee, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Southern Lee strolled past Richmond in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 81-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Lee 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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