Basketball Preview: Richmond Spartans vs. Excelsior Springs Tigers
Richmond is 8-1 against Excelsior Springs since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Richmond Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Excelsior Springs Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Richmond focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Richmond will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point they dealt Carrollton on Tuesday. Richmond simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Carrollton 65-28.
Nolan Quick was a one-man wrecking crew for Richmond as he went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Johnson, who earned nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks.
Richmond smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Lexington 78-40.
Richmond's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Excelsior Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Richmond took their victory against Excelsior Springs in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 67-44. Does Richmond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Excelsior Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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