Birdville and Richland are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Birdville Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Richland Royals at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Last Friday, Birdville took a blow against Ryan, falling 67-17. 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).
Meanwhile, Richland was beaten by Ryan 72-22 on Tuesday. The Royals have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
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.
Birdville was able to grind out a solid victory over Richland when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 36-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Birdville 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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