Arthur-Okaw Christian was the 43-42 winner over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats on Thursday.
Several Conquering Riders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Avery Herschberger, who posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Libby Henry, who earned five points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
It was another big night for Macee Rodman, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten boards for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Rodman has scored at least a third of Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's points. Carissa Wakefield was another key player, putting up six points along with seven boards and three blocks.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-7.
Arthur-Okaw Christian will look to defend their home court on Monday against Urbana University at 6:00 p.m. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, they will head out to challenge North Clay/Clay City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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