This season hasn't been kind to the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs, who are still winless after their ninth contest. They had to suffer through a rough 63-24 loss at the hands of Monacan. Richmond City School of the Arts was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-7.
Despite the loss, Richmond City School of the Arts saw an underclassman step up: Laylianah McBrayer scored 23 points. McBrayer scored a full 95.8% of Richmond City School of the Arts' points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Monacan was led to victory by Layla Ellett and Junithia Seay. Ellett scored eight points along with nine rebounds, while Seay scored 15 points along with nine rebounds. That's the first time this season that Seay pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Autumn Smith, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Richmond City School of the Arts bumped their record down to 0-9 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 13.5 points per game. As for Monacan, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richmond City School of the Arts will square off against Midlothian at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Midlothian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Monacan is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Clover Hill at 7:15 p.m. on January 16th. Clover Hill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 194th, while Monacan is ranked 24th).
