The Richlands Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the White Oak Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Richlands faced off against East Duplin on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost 62-36 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, White Oak played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Swansboro, falling 53-32. The Vikings were down 47-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Richlands will have to keep a close watch on Aariel Jemison and Sidney Ferguson, a pair of players who had a big impact on White Oak's prior game. Jemison posted 13 points and five rebounds, while Ferguson had 12 points. That was a full 37.5% of White Oak's points, marking the third time in a row Ferguson has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for White Oak, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Richlands couldn't quite get it done against White Oak when the teams last played last Tuesday as they fell 37-30. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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