Rickards saw some tournament action on Saturday. They walked away with a 55-45 win over the Durant Cougars. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Cougars are ranked 537th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Durant lost, don't look at Ariel Muniz. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points along with five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Sosa, who posted seven points.
Rickards has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Durant, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
When Rickards and Durant next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Rickards will try to stop Andrew Jackson's four-game winning streak when the meet on January 10th. Similarly, Durant will try to stop Tampa Prep's six-game winning streak when the meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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