Basketball Recap: Richfield Find Success

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 2:35am

Basketball Recap: Richfield Tigers vs. Hansen Huskies

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While Richfield has struggled on the road with four straight losses, that wasn't the case on Thursday thanks to Malia Kent. The Richfield Tigers enjoyed a cozy 47-30 win over the Hansen Huskies thanks in part to Kent, who went 5 of 9 en route to 19 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Richfield's points.

Whitney Marquez

Steals (Career)

01/16/25 @ Hansen5
12/04/23 vs Hansen3
01/06/25 @ Castleford2
01/15/25 @ Wood River1
01/10/25 vs Rockland1

Whitney Marquez was another key player, putting up three points in addition to five boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.

Richfield's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Hansen, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Richfield won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mackay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hansen, they and Castleford will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.

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