Richmond and Mt. Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Richmond had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 65-35 loss at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Marauders. The Red Devils have struggled against the Marauders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Luke Ertel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mt. Vernon, shooting 69% from the field to rack up 22 points and five boards. The game was Ertel's seventh in a row with at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Vise, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Mt. Vernon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-5.
Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Vernon, they will square off against Anderson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Anderson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 18 contests.
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