Richland County won the last time they faced Mattoon and things went their way on Saturday too. The Richland County Tigers came out on top against the Mattoon Greenwave by a score of 56-47.
Richland County was led to victory by Arjay Keller and Casey Thomann. Keller went 10 of 16 on his way to 25 points and five rebounds, while Thomann dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Keller has scored at least a third of Richland County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Brown, who posted four points.
The victory got Richland County back to even at 4-4. As for Mattoon, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Richland County Tigers face off against the Salem Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richland County is facing Salem at the right time seeing as Salem is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Mattoon, they will head out to face off against Marion at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mattoon surely won't give up without a fight.
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