Basketball Recap: Richland Northeast Skates Past Columbia with Ease

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Richland Northeast's strategy against Columbia on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Richland Northeast Cavaliers blew the Columbia Capitals out of the water with a 41-6 final score. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 25 points or more this season.

Leading Richland Northeast to victory were Sasha Cebula and Latia Ray. Cebula dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Ray almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ray a new career-high in steals (eight). Amaiya Gadson was another key player, putting up four points along with seven rebounds and six assists.

The victory got Richland Northeast back to even at 5-5. As for Columbia, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Richland Northeast and Columbia could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. Richland Northeast (ranked 117th) will meet Spring Valley (ranked 17th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Columbia (ranked 200th) will meet Irmo (ranked 55th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.