The Richard Pioneers will challenge the Arbor Prep Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richard knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 matchups -- so hopefully Arbor Prep likes a good challenge.
Richard can't be too worried about heading out to take on Arbor Prep: they just beat Ecorse at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Richard enjoyed a cozy 63-47 win over Ecorse on Friday. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Raiders are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Arbor Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took down the Eagles 66-48.
Richard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points over those games. Arbor Prep's victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Richard was able to grind out a solid win over Arbor Prep when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 70-58. Will Richard repeat their success, or does Arbor Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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