Richfield hasn't had much luck against Dietrich recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Richfield Tigers will jump right back in to play the Dietrich Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richfield played against Bliss and won via forfeit.
Richfield will be up against a hot Dietrich squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Dietrich breezed by Hansen to the tune of 63-29 last Monday. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Richfield better keep an eye on Aleigha Robertson. She was instrumental in Dietrich's win, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Robertson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Paje Van Tassell, who posted ten points along with six boards and six steals.
Dietrich smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive contests.
Dietrich is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Richfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Things could have been worse for Richfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 37-19 loss to Dietrich in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robertson, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Now that Richfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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