The Richmond Red Devils will square off against the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richmond is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Richmond had to suffer through a 64-36 loss at the hands of Lafayette Jefferson. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Bronchos are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon beat Yorktown 51-38 on Friday.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. 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.
Richmond came up short against Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 40-34. Can Richmond avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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