The Richmond Hill Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Valdosta Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Richmond Hill is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Tift County on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Richmond Hill lost 55-34 to Tift County. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Valdosta didn't have quite enough to beat Colquitt County on Tuesday and fell 45-43.
Valdosta's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Richmond Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Richmond Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Valdosta when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 49-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valdosta's Jabarri Williams, who almost dropped a triple-double on 24 points, nine boards, and nine assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Richmond Hill still be able to contain Williams? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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