Richfield is 0-10 against DeLaSalle since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Richfield Spartans will look to defend their home court against the DeLaSalle Islanders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Richfield didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Tartan 70-43 on Saturday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Titans are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, DeLaSalle had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 60-34 margin over the Spuds.
DeLaSalle is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Richfield, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Richfield was taken down by DeLaSalle 81-45 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Richfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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