Richland and Birdville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Richland Royals will be playing at home against the Birdville Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Richland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Ryan on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Raiders 72-22. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Birdville had to suffer through a 67-17 loss at the hands of Ryan. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Raiders are ranked 47th).
Birdville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-15. As for Richland, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Richland came up short against Birdville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 36-29. Will Richland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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