Richland and Birdville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Richland will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were dealt a 70-28 defeat at the hands of Ryan. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Raiders are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Birdville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 53-36 bruising from Lake Dallas.
Richland dropped their record down to 8-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Birdville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Richland beat Birdville 43-32 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Richland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Birdville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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