Richards lost against Thornton Fractional North back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Richards Bulldogs were outmatched by the Thornton Fractional North Meteors and fell 67-35. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while the Meteors are ranked 249th).
Richards has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.1 points per game. As for Thornton Fractional North, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6.
Richards has already played their next contest (against Jones), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Thornton Fractional North will challenge Shepard at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Thornton Fractional North is facing Shepard at the right time seeing as Shepard is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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