The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Centralia Orphans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Richland County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mt. Vernon on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Richland County was dealt a 76-29 loss at the hands of Mt. Vernon. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Rams are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Centralia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Salem on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 44-40 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Orphans.
Richland County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Centralia, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Richland County came up short against Centralia when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 49-45. Can Richland County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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