Richmond was the 85-73 winner over Pinecrest when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Richmond Raiders took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pinecrest Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Patriots are ranked 116th).
| 12/10/24 @ Pinecrest | 17 |
| 12/07/24 vs Apex Friendship | 11 |
| 11/30/24 vs New Life Christian Academy | 8 |
| 12/03/24 vs Grace Christian | 5 |
| 02/09/24 @ Lee County | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Richmond lost on Tuesday, don't look at Amer Morrison. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 14 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in points. Keyonta Davis was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Richmond's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Pinecrest, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing South Mecklenburg the next time they take the court. Pinecrest will host South Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Richmond will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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