The Richlands Wildcats pushed their score all the way to 62 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The game between them and Swansboro wasn't particularly close, with Richlands falling 81-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), Richlands still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Richlands still got an impressive performance from Lenny Halftner-Hunter, who scored 32 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Halftner-Hunter has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Mack, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Swansboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonah Holt, who scored 17 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayvion Tangiora, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Richlands has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season. As for Swansboro, the victory (which was their 23rd in a row) raised their record to 24-1.
Richlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Swansboro, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against White Oak at 6:00 p.m. Swansboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 matchups -- so hopefully White Oak likes a good challenge.
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