The Richard Montgomery Rockets won the last time they faced the Paint Branch Panthers, and things went their way on Monday too. Richard Montgomery snuck past Paint Branch with a 58-53 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Richard Montgomery.
Paint Branch's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Horm, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Horm has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Ryan Tientcheu was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Richard Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Paint Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Richard Montgomery will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Seneca Valley at 7:15 p.m. on January 23rd. As for Paint Branch, they will head out on the road to face off against Sherwood at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sherwood's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
