The Richland Northeast Cavaliers and the Mullins Auctioneers will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Richland Northeast has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Mullins will arrive with seven straight victories.
On Friday, Richland Northeast came up short against Conway and fell 50-39. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Mullins against South Brunswick on Friday as the team secured a 66-38 win. The Auctioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Mullins' victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Richland Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Richland Northeast was able to grind out a solid win over Mullins in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 65-56. Will Richland Northeast repeat their success, or does Mullins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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