Basketball Recap: Licking Comes Up Short

If Licking was feeling good fresh off their 50-19 takedown of Newburg on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcats fell 48-36 to the Richland Bears on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 42-40 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2024.

Licking's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Richland, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Licking has already played their next matchup (against Houston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Richland, they will head out to face off against Steelville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.