Basketball Game Preview: Richland Bombers vs. Hanford Falcons

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	58-38 W
12/15/23 - Home	56-41 W
02/01/22 - Home	58-57 W
01/08/22 - Away	58-51 W
06/19/21 - Home	68-50 W
+ 5 more games

Richland has gone 8-2 against Hanford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Richland Bombers will look to defend their home court against the Hanford Falcons at 5:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Richland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Chiawana on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 74-23 loss at the hands of the Riverhawks. The contest marked the Bombers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Hanford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-41 heartbreaker at the hands of Pasco.

Richland's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11. As for Hanford, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.

Everything went Richland's way against Hanford when the teams last played back in January, as Richland made off with a 58-38 win. Will Richland repeat their success, or does Hanford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.