Arkansas City hasn't had much luck against Andover recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Arkansas City Bulldogs will challenge the Andover Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Arkansas City sitting on eight straight victories and Andover on ten.
Arkansas City will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Salina Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Arkansas City enjoyed a cozy 46-31 win over Salina Central on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Mustangs are ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Andover over Andover Central in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Andover blew Andover Central out of the water with a 67-27 final score. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.
Arkansas City better focus on containing Bella Bouddhara and Aliyah Green as the pair were huge in Andover's win. Bouddhara went 9-for-13 en route to 20 points and three steals, while Green dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards. Green is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 54% in the last seven games she's played. Katie Evans was another key player, putting up eight points.
Andover's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points over those games. As for Arkansas City, their record is now 15-1.
Arkansas City was dealt a bruising 69-41 loss at the hands of Andover when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bouddhara, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 23 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that Arkansas City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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