The Richwoods Knights entered their tilt with the Normal West Wildcats with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Richwoods came out on top against Normal West by a score of 58-47 on Thursday. Given Richwoods' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Normal West is ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loss or not, Normal West got some senior leadership from Taylor Hafermann who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds and Nate Moore who scored 9 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Moore is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Maliq Givens-Smith , who scored 6 points.
Richwoods' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Normal West, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Richwoods will head out on the road to face off against Illinois Valley Central at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Normal West, they will be playing at home against St. Joseph-Ogden at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
