The Charleston Trojans will head out to square off against the Richland County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Charleston took a blow against Effingham, falling 70-17. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Hearts are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland County). They claimed a resounding 63-32 victory over Lawrenceville. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Richland County's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Charleston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
Things could have been worse for Charleston, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Richland County when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richland County's Kelysse Weiler, who posted 27 points and four steals. Now that Charleston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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