The Richwood Lumberjacks will challenge the Man Hillbillies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Richwood has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Man will arrive with seven straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-44, which was the final score in Richwood's tilt against Greenbrier West on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Man beat Clay County 65-52 on Friday.
Man found their leader in sophomore Moses Hicks, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 18 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hicks has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Ward, who went 7 of 16 en route to 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Man smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Man's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Richwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Richwood was taken down by Man 74-20 when the teams last played last Friday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Richwood was down 32-9.
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