Richmond-Burton is 0-4 against Sandwich since December of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Richmond-Burton Rockets will take on the Sandwich Indians at 1:00 p.m. Richmond-Burton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Sandwich likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Richmond-Burton didn't have too much trouble with Big Foot as they won 62-43.
Meanwhile, Sandwich posted their biggest win since December 18, 2024 on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Harvard 68-40. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Hornets are ranked 712th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandwich is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Richmond-Burton, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Things could have been worse for Richmond-Burton, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-55 loss to Sandwich in their previous matchup back in January. Can Richmond-Burton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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