The Richton Rebels and the Stringer Red Devils will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. One thing working in Richton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
On Thursday, Richton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Taylorsville. The Rebels have struggled against the Tartars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 76 points the game before, Stringer was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 67-30 loss at the hands of Resurrection Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Eagles are ranked 72nd).
Richton's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Stringer, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Richton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Stringer in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 60-56 victory. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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