Richardson proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 25) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Lake Highlands Wildcats 60-58. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Wildcats are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagles
| 01/31/25 vs Lake Highlands | 60-58 |
| 01/21/25 vs Nimitz | 80-17 |
| 01/17/25 vs Irving | 55-16 |
| 01/11/25 vs MacArthur | 90-16 |
Richardson pushed their record up to 21-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Lake Highlands, they moved to 10-19 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Richardson will challenge MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richardson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully MacArthur likes a good challenge. As for Lake Highlands, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Lake Highlands Wildcats face off against the Irving Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Highlands is facing Irving at the right time seeing as Irving is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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