A victory for Richards just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 63-28 defeat at the hands of the Little Village Phoenix. The Warriors lost against the Phoenix in their previous head to head back in January of 2015, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 64-57 score last time.
Little Village was led to victory by Emmanuel Resendez and Pablo Rodriguez. Resendez went 9 for 19 en route to 23 points plus three steals, while Rodriguez dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dion Boyd Jr, who earned six points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Richards and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Little Village, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Richards will challenge Harlan at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Little Village, they will square off against Limestone at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
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