Richland County lost against Newton back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Richland County Tigers fell 47-40 to the Newton Eagles. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rex Hallam
| 02/14/25 vs Newton | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ Lawrenceville | 16 |
| 02/04/25 vs Effingham | 17 |
Richland County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Rex Hallam, who went 6-for-13 en route to 16 points. His big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Arjay Keller was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Even though they lost, Richland County was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their third loss (out of 12 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Richland County's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Newton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-16.
Richland County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-49 defeat against South Vermillion on the 15th. As for Newton, they have also already played their next matchup, a 54-32 loss against Pana on the 15th.
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