Missouri High School Basketball - East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] holds off North Platte
January 5, 2022: Dearborn, MO 64439 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (Tarkio, MO) and the host North Platte Panthers (Dearborn, MO), saw East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s basketball squad hold off North Platte by a tally of 59-54.
With the victory, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The travel to Rock Port (Rock Port, MO) to confront the Blue Jays in a Highway 275 challenge on Friday, January 7. The Blue Jays come into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Rock Port lost 73-45 in their recent league challenge against Mound City (Mound City, MO)
Next up, the Panthers confront the Penney Hornets (Hamilton, MO) in a KCI challenge, on Friday, January 7. North Platte will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 59-47 non-league loss to Creston (Creston, IA).