Richmond is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Scotland is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Richmond Raiders will take on the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richmond has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 401 points over their last six matches.
Richmond put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They breezed by Lee County on the road to the tune of 60-30. With Richmond ahead 31-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jamyia "Juicy" Lindsey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Richmond's points. Another player making a difference was Madisen Jackson, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Scotland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-44 victory over Lee County on Tuesday. Given Scotland's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Lee County is ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Scotland, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Richmond beat Scotland 55-47 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Scotland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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