Basketball Game Preview: Richmond Raiders vs. Marvin Ridge Mavericks

The Richmond Raiders and the Marvin Ridge Mavericks will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Richmond is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.

On Friday, Richmond was able to grind out a solid win over Asheville School (Independent), taking the game 43-36. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly seven points.

Marvin Ridge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grayson on Friday.

Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Marvin Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.