Sadly, the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs are still looking for their first win of the season after 19 games. They were beaten by Manchester 100-13 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Richmond City School of the Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Manchester is ranked second).
Despite the defeat, Richmond City School of the Arts saw an underclassman step up: Laylianah McBrayer scored 11 points. That was a full 84.6% of Richmond City School of the Arts' points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rayne Wright, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. Another player making a difference was Mya Adkinson, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Richmond City School of the Arts dropped their record down to 0-19 with that loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 13.9 points per game. As for Manchester, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Richmond City School of the Arts will head out on the road to face off against Monacan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richmond City School of the Arts comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last 19 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for Manchester, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clover Hill at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Manchester has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 427 points over their last five matches.
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