Preview: Richards Warriors vs. Hansberry Bengals
The Richards Warriors will be home for the holidays to greet the Hansberry Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Richards came up short against Bogan and fell 75-62.
Richards' defeat came about despite a quality game from David Thomas, who went 9 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 36 points and 5 assists. Thomas scored a full 58.1% of Richards' points, the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Davon Simpson, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and seven assists.
Even though they lost, Richards were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hansberry scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rowe-Clark with a sharp 83-61 win. That 83-61 margin sets a new team best for Hansberry this season.
Al Brooks jr was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. The game was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ikee Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 assists.
Richards' defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hansberry, they pushed their record up to 3-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Richards lost to Hansberry at home by a decisive 89-74 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Richards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
