The Richland Raiders waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They took down Santa Fe 39-24. Given Richland's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Santa Fe is ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Shelby Higgins, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Richland's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Blair, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Richland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Santa Fe, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Richland is on the road again on Monday and plays Cornersville at 7:30 p.m. on February 19th. Cornersville will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Richland surely won't give up without a fight. Santa Fe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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