East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will take on the Falls City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] made easy work of Essex and carried off a 55-33 victory. With East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] ahead 36-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] had a senior duo take command as Lizzie Schlueter dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds and Grace Oswald went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. That makes it 11 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 posted two points and three blocks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Falls City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Mead 41-23 on Saturday. The Tigers pushed the score to 32-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] pushed their record up to 5-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Falls City, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] came up short against Falls City when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 39-32. Can East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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