Purple Riders
| 02/22/25 vs St. Anthony | 34-45 |
| 02/20/25 @ Tuscola | 58-57 |
| 02/17/25 vs Casey-Westfield | 45-38 |
| 02/13/25 vs Neoga | 44-38 |
| 02/10/25 vs Unity Christian | 70-45 |
After a string of six wins, Arcola's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Anthony Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Purple Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 92nd).
Defeat or not, Arcola got some senior leadership from Crystal Ramirez and Kacie Sisk. Ramirez posted six points along with six rebounds and three blocks, while Sisk dropped a double-double with 22 points and 16 boards. That was a full 64.7% of Arcola's points, marking the eighth time in a row Sisk has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Arcola's loss dropped their record down to 22-10. As for St. Anthony, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
Arcola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Anthony, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-40 defeat against St. Teresa on the 27th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
