Two dominant guards in Keyonta Davis and Ben Houpt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richmond Raiders will take on the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Richmond is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell to Pinecrest 62-58. 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 |
Despite the defeat, Richmond got top-tier performance from Amer Morrison, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in points. Davis was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg fought the good fight in their overtime match against Pinecrest on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 80-77. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Sabres have suffered since January 30th.
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South Mecklenburg, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Richmond skirted past South Mecklenburg 94-91 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richmond since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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