New Richmond has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Wilmington Hurricane at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully New Richmond focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, New Richmond came up short against Taylor and fell 59-50. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New Richmond in their matchups with Taylor: they've now lost six in a row.
New Richmond's loss came about despite a quality game 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. Grant Hess was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wilmington pushed their score all the way to 67 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 74-67 to Batavia. Wilmington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Richmond dropped their record down to 5-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Wilmington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
New Richmond didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Wilmington in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Richmond since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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