The Richmond Heights Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richmond Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Hawken for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-38 victory. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary came tearing into Saturday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 41-27. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Spartans are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.9 points. As for Richmond Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Richmond Heights lost to St. Vincent-St. Mary on the road by a decisive 74-57 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Can Richmond Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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