Lawrence County won the last time they faced Richland and things went their way on Friday too. The Lawrence County Cougars took down the Richland Rangers 61-47. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Rangers are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrence County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Richland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Lawrence County will look to defend their home court on January 3, 2025 against Purvis at 7:30 p.m. Purvis has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games. As for Richland, they will head out on the road to take on Collins at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Richland is facing Collins at the right time seeing as Collins is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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