Richmond and Anderson are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Richmond Red Devils will be playing at home against the Anderson Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Richmond needed a bit of extra time to put away Fort Wayne South Side. They escaped with a win against the Archers by the margin of a single free throw, 60-59. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Archers are ranked 56th).
Meanwhile, Anderson waltzed into their game on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 71-64 victory over the Bears.
Anderson pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points per game. As for Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Richmond came up short against Anderson in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 50-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson's Damien King, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 boards. Now that Richmond knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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