Holden lost against Richmond back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Holden Eagles took a blow against the Richmond Spartans, falling 74-44. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Spartans are ranked 100th).
Leading Richmond to victory were Gabriel Johnson and Nolan Quick. Johnson dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Quick went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points and five steals. The contest was Quick's third in a row with at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Dryden Hendrix, who went 5 for 9 to rack up 15 points.
Holden dropped their record down to 4-16 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Richmond, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Holden will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on February 18th. As for Richmond, they will face off against Harrisonville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Harrisonville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Richmond likes a good challenge.
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