The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richland County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Richland County faced off against Marshall on Wednesday. Richland County was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Marshall.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis beat Mattoon 61-51 on Tuesday. Given the Wooden Shoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Greenwave are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Teutopolis' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Richland County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Teutopolis in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 44-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richland County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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