If Richards was feeling good fresh off their 41-21 takedown of North Zulch last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Richards Panthers took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fayetteville Lions on Friday. The Panthers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Fayetteville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Paige Jurecka out in front who posted six points along with 13 rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Jurecka a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Devynn Moeckel, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Richards' defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Fayetteville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15 record this season.
Richards and Fayetteville's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Richards and Calvert (who has only given up 19.67 points per game) will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Fayetteville will take on Flatonia at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, a squad that's only allowed 29 points per game.
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