It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Richmond Raiders had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Pride by a score of 69-57. Richmond is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 17 straight.
Jamyia "Juicy" Lindsey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 27 points along with six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Richmond's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasiah "JoJo" Gilchrist, who scored 12 points along with six assists and four steals.
Despite the loss, Leesville Road still got an impressive performance from Kaiel Lawless, who scored 15 points. Molly Zuburg was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Richmond pushed their record up to 24-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 28.2 points. As for Leesville Road, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Richmond will stay at home for another game and welcome Southeast Raleigh at 6:00 p.m. on March 5th. Richmond knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Southeast Raleigh likes a good challenge. Leesville Road does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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