Basketball Recap: Lizzie Schlueter Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Sidney

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] won the last time they faced Sidney and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s way against the Sidney Cowboys as East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] made off with a 64-41 win. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.

Lizzie Schlueter

Points

02/06/25 vs Sidney	21
02/04/25 @ North Nodaway	25
01/30/25 @ Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	16
01/27/25 vs Hamburg	42
01/24/25 @ Osborn	29
+ 2 more games

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lizzie Schlueter, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. The contest was Schlueter's seventh in a row with at least 16 points. Rainy Nordhausen was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 18 points and eight boards.

The win made it two in a row for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] and bumps their season record up to 11-9. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Sidney, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-45 loss against Northeast Nodaway on the 7th. As for Sidney, they will head out to square off against East Mills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.