The Richmond Raiders will challenge the Topsail Pirates on Friday. Richmond is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
Richmond is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Heritage 42-25. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Huskies are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Topsail, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Willow Spring 53-50.
Richmond pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Topsail, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
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