After flying high against Cotton Center last Tuesday, Anton came back down to earth. The Anton Bulldogs lost to the Whitharral Panthers at home by a 44-25 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 68-23 score last time.
Whitharral found their leader in sophomore Paige Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. That makes it 21 consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Whitharral's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sheridan Neal, who posted four points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Anton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Whitharral, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Anton and Whitharral: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Anton will look to extend Amherst's 16-game losing streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Whitharral will try to hand Cotton Center their third-straight loss when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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