Basketball Game Preview: Northwestern Eagles vs. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]

The Northwestern Eagles will square off against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Northwestern's tournament run continued when they took on Bucklin-Macon County on Friday. The game between Northwestern and Bucklin-Macon County didn't end well, with Northwestern falling 39-24.

Meanwhile, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] blew past South Holt, posting a 51-21 victory.

Northwestern better keep an eye on Lizzie Schlueter. She was instrumental in East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s win, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Schlueter has scored at least a third of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rainy Nordhausen, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 13 points and three steals.

Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.