The Back of the Yards College Prep Bobcats won the last time they faced the Richards Warriors, and things went their way on Friday too. Back of the Yards College Prep narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Richards 27-24.
Back of the Yards College Prep's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alani Matos, who scored 6 points along with 6 rebounds. Melanie Rivera was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 4 steals.
The win got Back of the Yards College Prep back to even at 1-1. As for Richards, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Back of the Yards College Prep will head out on the road to face off against Horizon Science Academy-Southwest at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Richards, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Chicago Vocational at 5:00 p.m. Chicago Vocational's defense has only allowed 23.8 points per game this season, so Richards' offense will have their work cut out for Richards.
