Basketball Game Preview: Richfield Springs Central Indians vs. Edmeston Central Panthers

Richfield Springs Central is 2-8 against Edmeston Central since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Richfield Springs Central Indians will venture away from home to take on the Edmeston Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Richfield Springs Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Milford Central 66-26 two weeks ago. The Indians pushed the score to 49-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.

Meanwhile, Edmeston Central was able to grind out a solid win over Morris Central on Saturday, taking the game 65-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Edmeston Central's win came from a few key players Richfield Springs Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Hunter Dye, who posted 18 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Zinger, who scored 15 points.

Edmeston Central pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Richfield Springs Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.

Richfield Springs Central took a serious blow against Edmeston Central when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-27. Can Richfield Springs Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.