The Virginia High Bearcats will square off against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Virginia High has 12 straight victories, Richlands has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Virginia High was able to grind out a solid win over John Battle, taking the game 71-60. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Trojans are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richlands took a blow against Lebanon on Wednesday, falling 73-45.
Virginia High has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Virginia High strolled past Richlands in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 74-56. Does Virginia High have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richlands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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