WINNING STREAK Richmond’s varsity basketball team carried over some momentum from last week’s Mustang Basketball Classic into this week. After opening with a 78-62 loss to Van Buren (Ark.) Dec. 15, the Spartans won their next two tournament games. They cruised past Nevada 56-38 Dec. 16, then edged host school McDonald County 52-46 Dec. 17. The Spartans followed those victories by cruising past Holden 69-47 Monday night. Trailing 16-13 after one quarter, Richmond took control of the Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) East Division road meeting with a 2411 second quarter. The Spartans then outscored the Eagles 32-20 the second half. “We struggled early with energy,” Richmond coach Kevin Jermain stated Tuesday via email. “Our guys did a good job of making a run right before halftime and creating some distance on the scoreboard. We picked up the pace the second half and did some nice things.” Offensively, post players Jack Gogue and Gabe Johnson led Richmond to victory with 25…