Odessa lost against Richmond back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Odessa Bulldogs took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Richmond Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Spartans are ranked 77th).
It was another big night for Gabriel Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and 18 boards for Richmond. Johnson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Quick, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 22 points and three steals.
Odessa's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games. As for Richmond, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Looking ahead, Odessa will take on Oak Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Odessa has given up an average of 59.8 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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