The Richland County Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Lawrenceville Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richland County took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Effingham as Richland County made off with a 52-32 victory.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceville entered their tilt with Cisne on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Runnin' Lions, 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 wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrenceville has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Richland County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Richland County came up short against Lawrenceville in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 55-43. Can Richland County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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