Scotland hasn't had much luck against Richmond recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Scotland Fighting Scots just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Richmond Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Scotland was fully in charge, breezing past Lee County 67-38. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fighting Scots had established a 25 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Richmond had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 60-38 margin over the Fighting Scots. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond's win came from a few key players Scotland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jasiah 'Jo Jo' Gilchrist, who posted 15 points in addition to five assists and five steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamyia 'Juicy' Lindsey, who went 9-for-20 on her way to 24 points.
Richmond's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Scotland, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Scotland might still be hurting after the 60-38 defeat they got from Richmond in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Scotland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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