The Stringer Red Devils will head out to challenge the Richton Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stringer has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 5.
On Tuesday, Stringer came up short against Resurrection Catholic and fell 58-46. 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 285th, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Richton against Lumberton on Thursday as the team secured a 61-28 win. The squad ran away with 48 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Richton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for Stringer, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Stringer was dealt a bruising 62-31 loss at the hands of Richton when the teams last played back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Red Devils were down 37-14.
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