Basketball Recap: South Loup Comes Up Short

South Loup was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost to the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans at home by a 34-18 margin. South Loup was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ansley/Litchfield apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.

Leading Ansley/Litchfield to victory were Kiera Bailey and Kerry M Ryan. Bailey posted eight points in addition to nine steals and five boards, while M Ryan went 7 for 14 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Bailey is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game.

South Loup's record is now 1-13. As for Ansley/Litchfield, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.

South Loup will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mullen on February 7th. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-40 defeat against Overton on the 24th.