Scotland hasn't had much luck against Richmond recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Scotland Fighting Scots will look to defend their home court against the Richmond Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Scotland got the win against Lee County by a conclusive 57-35. The Fighting Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Richmond came tearing into Wednesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 44-31 win over the Trojans. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Trojans are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Scotland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Scotland, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-37 loss to Richmond in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richmond's Jamyia 'Juicy' Lindsey, who posted 28 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Now that Scotland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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