Basketball Recap: Marengo Has No Trouble Against Richmond-Burton

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Away	49-29 W
01/15/25 - Home	52-32 W
02/02/24 - Home	54-20 W
01/10/24 - Away	50-32 W
01/26/23 - Away	43-12 W
+ 5 more games

Marengo won the last time they faced Richmond-Burton and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Marengo Indians' way against the Richmond-Burton Rockets as the Marengo Indians made off with a 49-29 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Rockets are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marengo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Richmond-Burton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 16 of their last 19 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marengo and Johnsburg will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Marengo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Richmond-Burton, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Somonauk/Leland at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.