Preview: Richmond Heights Spartans vs. Our Lady of the Elms Panthers
The Richmond Heights Spartans will be playing at home against the Our Lady of the Elms Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richmond Heights will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Last Monday, Richmond Heights came up short against Brunswick and fell 61-52.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of the Elms lost to St. Martin de Porres on the road by a decisive 51-32 margin on Tuesday. Our Lady of the Elms has not had much luck with St. Martin de Porres recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Our Lady of the Elms got a solid performance out of Pilar Hampton, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Hampton hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 15 straight games.
Richmond Heights' loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Our Lady of the Elms, they now have a losing record at 8-9.