Scotland suffered their biggest defeat since December 13, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against the Richmond Raiders, falling 60-38. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Raiders are ranked 30th).
Richmond's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jasiah 'Jo Jo' Gilchrist, who posted 15 points along with five assists and five steals. Gilchrist has become a key player for Richmond: the team is 16-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jamyia 'Juicy' Lindsey, who went 9-for-20 en route to 24 points.
Scotland's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Richmond, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Coming up, Scotland will host Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Scotland is facing Lee County at the right time seeing as Lee County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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