Basketball Game Preview: Richards Panthers vs. Fayetteville Lions

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Richards Panthers challenge the Fayetteville Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday... Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Richards played against Buckholts and won via forfeit.

Fayetteville played against Buckholts and won via forfeit.

The victory was the tenth in a row for Fayetteville, bringing their record for this year to 20-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for Richards, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.

Richards suffered a grim 76-52 defeat to Fayetteville in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Richards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.