ROCKINGHAM — With two playoff wins in the books, the Richmond Senior High School girls basketball team hopes to keep its postseason alive.
The No. 5 Lady Raiders (24-4) were guaranteed two home playoff games if they advanced to the second round, but thanks to an upset Friday, they’ll get a third home game Tuesday.
Visiting Rockingham will be No. 20 Southeast Raleigh High School, which defeated conference foe No. 4 Willow Spring High School in the second round.
The Lady Bulldogs (20-8) have knocked off two higher seeds this postseason, having also defeated No. 13 Hillside High School in the first round.
Richmond, which is riding a 17-game winning streak, used a strong second and fourth quarter against No. 21 Leesville Road High School during the second round to win 69-57.
This is the team’s first third round appearance under head coach Teddy Moseley.
Tuesday’s third round home playoff game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Below are some fast facts about the Southeast Raleigh Lady Bulldogs:
- Coached by Nicole Sampson, the Lady Bulldogs have won just three of their last five games, including the postseason. Southeast Raleigh has gone 13-2 on the road.
- The Lady Bulldogs have upset No. 13 Hillside and No. 4 Willow Spring high schools to make their third round trip to Richmond.
- During the regular season, Southeast Raleigh finished tied second in the Greater Neuse River Conference with a 10-4 record, the same as South Garner High School.
- Including conference tournament games and its win over Willow Spring, Southeast Raleigh is 3-5 against conference opponents who finished above .500.
- The Lady Bulldogs have won four non-conference games against above .500 teams, and their win over Willow Spring is their only win over a 20+ win team.
- This season, Southeast Raleigh has averaged 48.6 points per game, compared to Richmond’s 60.7 points per game.
- On defense, the Lady Bulldogs have limited their opponents to 33.8 PPG. This postseason, they’re holding opponents to 39.5 PPG.
- Southeast Raleigh has squeaked by in the playoffs, winning by an average of 4.0 points, including a buzzer-beater for a one-point win in the second round.
- During the playoffs, the team is averaging 43.5 points per game, which is near Richmond’s points-against average this season (38.5).
- No team or individual statistics were available on MaxPreps for Southeast Raleigh.
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Sports editor’s note: Deon Cranford contributed to this article.
