Richlands is 2-8 against West Carteret since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Richlands Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
After soaring to a 20-point victory in their last game, Richlands came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Croatan by a score of 43-41.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mia Wells, who scored 13 points along with three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tashi Allen, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, West Carteret entered their tilt with Dixon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. West Carteret blew past Dixon 41-18. Given West Carteret's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Dixon is ranked 497th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richlands' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-10. As for West Carteret, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Richlands was dealt a bruising 64-36 defeat at the hands of West Carteret when the teams last played back in January. Can Richlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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