Basketball Recap: Richwoods Beats Calvary for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Knights

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 vs Calvary	71-58
01/31/25 vs Peoria Notre Dame	59-48
01/23/25 vs Danville	77-67
01/21/25 @ Pekin	61-53
01/20/25 vs Madison	79-45

Richwoods waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 71-58 victory over the Calvary Saints.

Despite the loss, Calvary still got an impressive performance from Luke Blackford, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 35 points and seven boards. The game was Blackford's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Joshua Long was another key player, putting up 11 points and six assists.

Richwoods pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Calvary, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.

Richwoods will challenge Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Richwoods' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. Calvary has already played their next match, an 85-66 victory against Edinburg on the 4th.