The Mt. Vernon Marauders will take on the Richmond Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon will be strutting in after a win while Richmond will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Yorktown, taking the game 51-38. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Tigers are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richmond was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 64-36 loss at the hands of Lafayette Jefferson.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Mt. Vernon didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Richmond in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. Does Mt. Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richmond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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