Two dominant guards in Jamyia "Juicy" Lindsey and Molly Zuburg are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richmond Raiders have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Leesville Road Pride at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Richmond knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten games -- so hopefully Leesville Road likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Richmond had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed by the Rams at home to the tune of 84-46. Richmond has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Lindsey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Richmond's points. Jasiah "JoJo" Gilchrist was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight steals and six assists.
Meanwhile, Leesville Road sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 win over New Hanover on Tuesday.
Leesville Road's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Finley Lewis led the charge by scoring 15 points. Another player making a difference was Motunrayo Balogun, who scored 11 points.
Richmond's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30 points. As for Leesville Road, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Friday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Richmond have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 44% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Leesville Road struggles in that department as they've made 40.7% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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