Richmond City School of the Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 77-50 defeat at the hands of the Monacan Chiefs. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Chiefs are ranked 61st).
Despite the loss, Richmond City School of the Arts still got an impressive performance from Lewis Mallory, who posted 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jermaine Brown, who earned 12 points.
Monacan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Promyse Dent, who went 6 of 7 to rack up 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Dent a new career-high in field goal percentage (86%). Another player making a difference was Amare Cooper, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points.
Richmond City School of the Arts' loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Monacan, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Manchester the next time they take the court. Richmond City School of the Arts will host Manchester at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Monacan will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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