Richland and Ryan are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Richland Royals will host the Ryan Raiders at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richland will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Denton 36-33.
Meanwhile, Ryan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Hawks to the tune of 64-24. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Ryan, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Richland was taken down by Ryan 55-26 in their previous matchup back in February. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Richland was down 41-13.
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