The Lawrenceville Indians will challenge the Richland County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richland County will be up against a hot Lawrenceville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. Lawrenceville blew past Cisne, posting an 83-34 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Runnin' Lions are ranked 634th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Richland County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Effingham 52-32 on Tuesday.
Richland County has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Lawrenceville, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Lawrenceville beat Richland County 55-43 when the teams last played on Friday. Will Lawrenceville repeat their success, or does Richland County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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