The Sanger Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Richland Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sanger has given up an average of 54.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sanger came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were dealt a 63-36 loss at the hands of Gainesville. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Leopards are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland). They secured a 77-71 W over Aubrey on Tuesday.
Richland found their leader in sophomore Jacob Battles II, who shot 48% from the field to rack up 23 points and six rebounds. Battles II is becoming a predictor of the Raiders' success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 2-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Smith, who posted 14 points and four steals.
Richland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Sanger has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season. As for Richland, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Sanger didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Richland when the teams last played back in December of 2025, but they still walked away with a 49-45 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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