Richlands has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tazewell Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Richlands suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Graham 76-30. While losing is never fun, Richlands can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Graham is ranked 146th).
Tazewell suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of River View by a score of 55-52. Tazewell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Tazewell, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-11.
Richlands was able to grind out a solid win over Tazewell when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 76-63. Will Richlands repeat their success, or does Tazewell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
