The Versailles Tigers will face off against the Russia Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Versailles is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. John's on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Versailles was dealt an 81-46 loss at the hands of St. John's. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-19.
Meanwhile, Russia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Houston 69-37. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-21.
Russia's victory was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Versailles, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Versailles took a serious blow against Russia when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 61-32. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Versailles was down 35-13.
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