Blanchester came into Tuesday's game looking for another win against New Richmond, but Grant Hess wouldn't allow it. The New Richmond Lions blew past the Blanchester Wildcats 76-38 on Tuesday thanks in part to Hess, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played.
Preston Dykes
| 02/11/25 vs Blanchester | 8 |
| 01/24/25 @ Goshen | 7 |
| 01/28/25 vs Lockland | 6 |
| 01/17/25 vs Western Brown | 6 |
| 12/17/24 vs Goshen | 6 |
Preston Dykes was another key player, putting up three points along with 12 rebounds and eight assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
The victory made it two in a row for New Richmond and bumps their season record up to 8-11. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38.9% in those games and 28.3% outside of them. As for Blanchester, they dropped their record down to 2-19 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Richmond has already played their next match, a 51-47 defeat against Mt. Healthy on the 12th. As for Blanchester, they will head out to face off against Lynchburg-Clay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blanchester is facing Lynchburg-Clay at the right time seeing as Lynchburg-Clay is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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