Basketball Preview: Arcadia/Loup City Rebels vs. Anselmo-Merna Coyotes
The Arcadia/Loup City Rebels will challenge the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Arcadia/Loup City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Arcadia/Loup City didn't have too much trouble with Chambers/Wheeler Central as they won 51-35.
Eva Jaixen was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nicole Chilewski, who earned 11 points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Anselmo-Merna on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Sandhills Valley out of the water with a 73-29 final score. With the Coyotes ahead 40-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Anselmo-Merna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily Thornton, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Thornton a new career-high in threes (five). Makenna Miller was another key player, scoring 14 points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Anselmo-Merna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Anselmo-Merna's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Arcadia/Loup City, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Arcadia/Loup City couldn't quite finish off Anselmo-Merna in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 45-42. Will Arcadia/Loup City 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.
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