The Tigers traveled north to the Archie Dome to participate in the 94th Annual Archie Tournament. The Lady Tigers entered the tournament holding onto the 5 seed and would face off against the 4 seeded Harrisonville Wildcats in the first round of action.

This 4-5 match-up would prove to be a tightly contested game throughout the first 2 periods, with a score of 23-21 at the break, with the Wildcats sitting atop the Tigers. The Tigers would end up falling to the Lady Wildcats with a final of 48-33.

Rich Hill was led in scoring by Lainie Phelps who ended the night with 11 points off a pair of 3 pointers and going a perfect 3-3 from the line. The Lady Wildcats had 8 different ladies record a basket in the game, led by Lily Tarwater with a game-high 14 points.

The Lady Tigers will now play the loser of the Lone Jack v. Archie JV game.

The Rich Hill men entered the tournament as a 3rd seed and were booked to take on the Drexel Bobcats who sat with the 6 seed on the bracket. The Tigers come into the tournament with an impressive 12-3 record, while the Bobcats sat at an honorable 10-4.

At the half, the Tigers clung to a 4 point advantage, with a score of 30-24. In the second half, the Tigers cranked up the intensity and were able to walk away with a 56-42 win.

The Tigers were led by Braden Chandler with 15 points, followed closely by Zane Backer who added 14 points. Drexel was led by Nichols who had 21 on the night, he had 17 at the half.

The Tigers will face the winner of Harrisonville v. Hume next.

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