Basketball Game Preview: Westville Tigers vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights

The Westville Tigers will challenge the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond is facing Westville at the wrong time: Westville suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 127th).

Meanwhile, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond had just enough and edged out Villa Grove 52-50 on Friday.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-20 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. Westville's defeat dropped their record down to 25-6.

Westville came up short against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond when the teams last played back in December of 2017, falling 42-34. Will Westville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.