Basketball Preview: Altamont Knights vs. Tarrant Wildcats
Altamont has gone 9-1 against Tarrant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Altamont Knights will challenge the Tarrant Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Altamont came up short against John Carroll Catholic and fell 53-41. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 12 points.
Altamont might have lost, but man, Emory Goldberg was a machine: she had 16 points. Another player making a difference was Tanner Battle, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tarrant just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 71-24 loss at the hands of Midfield. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for Altamont and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Tarrant, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Altamont strolled past Tarrant in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 32-13. Does Altamont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tarrant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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