The Taylor Yellowjackets won the last time they faced the New Richmond Lions, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Taylor walked away with a 59-50 victory over New Richmond.
Despite the loss, New Richmond still got an impressive performance from Rylan Utter, who scored 34 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Utter has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Hess, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Taylor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for New Richmond, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
Taylor will look to defend their home court on Friday against Deer Park at 7:30 p.m. Deer Park will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while Taylor is ranked 304th). As for New Richmond, they will head out on the road to take on Wilmington at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. New Richmond is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Wilmington will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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