If Richmond was riding high fresh off their 69-42 takedown of Penney last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Richmond Spartans took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Excelsior Springs Tigers on Friday. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 46-45.
Richmond has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for Excelsior Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richmond has already played their next contest (against Holden), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Excelsior Springs will square off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Excelsior Springs is facing Central at the right time seeing as Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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