Basketball Recap: Archangels Catholic Comes Up Short

If Archangels Catholic was riding high fresh off their 65-28 takedown of Hartington-Newcastle last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Archangels Catholic Defenders took a 51-34 bruising from the Howells-Dodge Jaguars on Friday. The Defenders have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Archangels Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Howells-Dodge, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Archangels Catholic will challenge Clarkson/Leigh at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th. As for Howells-Dodge, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Guardian Angels Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Howells-Dodge is facing Guardian Angels Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Guardian Angels Central Catholic is stuck on a five-game losing streak.