Marshall hasn't had much luck against Richland County recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Marshall Lions just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Richland County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Marshall will be strutting in after a victory while Richland County will be coming in after a defeat.
Marshall will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Robinson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Marshall came out on top against Robinson by a score of 56-48 on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Maroons are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richland County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 66-49 to South Vermillion. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 15-7 in the first quarter.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Marshall suffered a grim 63-43 defeat to Richland County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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