Having just played yesterday, the Gainesville Leopards will get right back to it and host the Richland Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gainesville is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Lake Dallas. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Leopards came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Falcons are ranked 1050th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Richland on Saturday. They blew past Lake Dallas 77-52. That looming 77-52 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.
Gainesville better keep an eye on Kaiden Smith. He was instrumental in Richland's win, shooting 50% from the field en route to 28 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of the Raiders' points. Another player making a difference was Mathieux Fayomi, who posted 11 points along with six boards and three steals.
Richland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-13. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points over those games. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
Gainesville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Richland in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-61 win. Will the Leopards repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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