East Hickman County lost against Richland back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The East Hickman County Eagles received a blow as they fell 50-34 to the Richland Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Raiders are ranked 39th).
Richland got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Shelby Higgins out in front who went 7 for 11 on her way to 17 points and six rebounds. The match was Higgins' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Bailey Blair was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Eagles
| 01/25/25 @ Richland | 34-50 |
| 01/24/25 @ Harpeth | 35-33 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hickman County | 45-41 |
| 01/14/25 vs Houston County | 49-34 |
| 01/09/25 vs Cheatham County Central | 49-50 |
East Hickman County moved to 10-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Richland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
East Hickman County has already played their next contest (against St. Cecilia Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Richland will take on Cornersville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Richland comes in on seven and Cornersville on three.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
