It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Richmond Raiders had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed by the Wildcats at home to the tune of 104-47. The victory was familiar territory for Richmond who now have 15 in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richmond to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paul McNeil Jr., who shot 5-for-12 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. McNeil Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JV Drake, who scored 30 points along with seven steals and five assists.
Despite the loss, East Chapel Hill still got an impressive performance from Bennett Corley, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Bryan, who scored seven points.
Richmond pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 37.6 points. As for East Chapel Hill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-16.
Richmond will stay at home for another game and welcome Riverside-Durham at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st. Richmond has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,419 points over their last 16 matches. East Chapel Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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