Richland County and Effingham are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Richland County Tigers will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Effingham Hearts at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Richland County saw some tournament action on Monday. Everything went their way against Roxana as Richland County made off with a 60-38 win.
Arjay Keller was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rex Hallam, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Effingham hadn't done well against Charleston recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Effingham managed a 63-58 victory over Charleston. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hearts.
Richland County's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Effingham, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Everything went Richland County's way against Effingham when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Richland County made off with a 52-26 win. Does Richland County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Effingham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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