The Richland County Tigers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Charleston Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richland County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Charleston likes a good challenge.
Richland County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lawrenceville to the tune of 63-32 on Wednesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Indians are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-17, which was the final score in Charleston's tilt against Effingham on Tuesday.
Richland County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Charleston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
Richland County strolled past Charleston in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 58-40. Will Richland County repeat their success, or does Charleston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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