Somerset is 1-9 against Richland since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Somerset Eagles will welcome the Richland Rams at 7:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Somerset is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Forest Hills on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Somerset came up short against Forest Hills, falling 75-51. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-25.
Despite the defeat, Somerset saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aiden Roby posted 21 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Heiple, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, Richland scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Central Cambria by a score of 69-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (63), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Somerset now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Richland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Somerset, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-48 loss to Richland when the teams last played back in February. Can Somerset avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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