Basketball Game Preview: Richlands Blue Tornado vs. Graham G-Men

Richlands hasn't had much luck against Graham recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Richlands Blue Tornado will face off against the Graham G-Men at 8:00 p.m. Richlands knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Graham likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, Richlands lost to Marion on the road by a 76-62 margin.

Meanwhile, Graham came up short against Shady Spring on Monday and fell 70-60. While losing is never fun, the G-Men can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 70th in Virginia, while the Tigers are ranked 11th in West Virginia).

Graham's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.

Richlands took a serious blow against Graham when the teams last played back in January, falling 74-45. Can Richlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.