Basketball Game Recap: Unity Christian Lions vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 12:31pm

Recap: Unity Christian Lions vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights

The Unity Christian Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 25th straight defeat. They were dealt a 79-46 loss at the hands of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Unity Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond had a senior duo take command as Connor Nettles scored 30 points along with four steals and Jayce Parsons dropped a triple-double on 18 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nettles has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Hilligoss, who scored ten points.

Unity Christian dropped their record down to 1-25 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-17 record this season.

Unity Christian will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Heritage at 7:15 p.m. Unity Christian is facing Heritage at the right time seeing as Heritage is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they will head out on the road to face off against Villa Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 444 points over their last seven games.

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