Conquering Riders
| 12/28/24 vs Calumet Christian | 29-34 |
| 12/27/24 vs Illinois C | 55-50 |
| 12/27/24 vs Christian Liberty | 48-26 |
| 12/16/24 @ Rantoul | 62-44 |
| 12/13/24 @ Calvary Christian Academy | 46-23 |
After a string of seven wins, Arthur-Okaw Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 34-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Calumet Christian Patriots. The Conquering Riders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Arthur-Okaw Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lilian Beever, who went 5 for 6 on her way to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Beever a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Herschberger, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Leading Calumet Christian to victory were Makenna Landkrohn and Anna Prim. Landkrohn went 6 of 15 on her way to 15 points in addition to three steals and three blocks, while Prim almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. The game was Prim's fifth in a row with at least ten points.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Calumet Christian, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Arthur-Okaw Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 39-27 win against Judah Christian on the 4th. As for Calumet Christian, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Hebron at 7:00 p.m. on January 13th.
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