The New Hanover Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
New Hanover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Millbrook to the tune of 55-24. New Hanover has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Richmond entered their tilt with Topsail on Friday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They walked away with a 58-45 win over the Pirates. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Pirates are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points over those games. As for New Hanover, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-8.
New Hanover came up short against Richmond when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 48-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richmond's Jamyia 'Juicy' Lindsey, who went 8-for-19 to rack up 26 points and three steals. Now that New Hanover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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