After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hogan Prep Charter, the Richmond Spartans were happy to have found some success on Saturday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 49-48 victory over Oak Grove. This was payback for Richmond, who suffered a 70-67 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maurkalip Riley, who scored 14 points along with three steals. The match was Riley's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Reeves, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Oak Grove were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The victory got Richmond back to even at 2-2. As for Oak Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Richmond will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Knob Noster at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th. Knob Noster knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Richmond likes a good challenge. As for Oak Grove, they will face off against Odessa at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
