Basketball Recap: Richman Comes Up Short

Richman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 103-17 loss at the hands of the Bergtraum Blazers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while the Blazers are ranked 112th).

Richman's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bergtraum, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Richman Panthers challenge the Randolph Campus Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bergtraum, they will take on East New York Family Academy at 4:00 p.m. on January 26th.