Basketball Game Preview: Richland Rebels vs. Bell City Cubs

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Home	54-48 W
12/06/24 - Away	47-58 L
12/08/23 - Away	64-57 W
12/09/22 - Home	80-53 W
12/06/21 - Away	76-45 W
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Richland is 9-1 against Bell City since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The two teams will face off at 4:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Richland picked up another tournament win on Wednesday. They managed a 52-48 victory over Advance. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Hornets are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bell City hadn't done well against Bloomfield recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Bell City snuck past Bloomfield with a 48-43 win.

Bell City's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.

Richland didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bell City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.