Richlands is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Dixon an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Richlands Wildcats will be playing at home against the Dixon Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Richlands duked it out with Croatan on Tuesday. Richlands was beaten by Croatan 68-25. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Cougars are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Dixon was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 52-46 to White Oak.
Richlands will have to keep a close watch on Lily Borden and Kailei Dawsey, a pair of players who had a big impact on Dixon's prior game. Borden went 8-for-14 en route to 21 points and five rebounds, while Dawsey almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. That was a full 45.7% of Dixon's points, marking the fourth time in a row Borden has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Dixon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Dixon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Things could have been worse for Richlands, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-27 loss to Dixon in their previous meeting last Thursday. Will Richlands 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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