The Richland Northeast Cavaliers will face off against the Lancaster Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Richland Northeast: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Lancaster has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Richland Northeast's tournament run continued when they took on J.L. Mann on Saturday. Richland Northeast's2024 ended with a 64-48 loss against J.L. Mann.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lancaster). They came out on top against Cannon by a score of 94-82 on Saturday. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked third in South Carolina, while the Cougars are ranked 136th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richland Northeast better focus on containing Columbus Parker and Jordan Watford as the pair were huge in Lancaster's win. Parker dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten boards, while Watford went 12 of 17 on his way to 27 points and seven boards. The contest was Watford's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacarey Ballard, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds.
Lancaster's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Richland Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Richland Northeast couldn't quite finish off Lancaster in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 and fell 35-33. Can Richland Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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