Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and St. Anthony are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights will head out on the road to face off against the St. Anthony Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
On Saturday, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond came up short against St. Joseph-Ogden and fell 49-39.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's defeat came about despite a quality game from Claire Seal, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. The contest was Seal's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sara Herschberger, who scored five points along with eight rebounds.
St. Anthony has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 71-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Effingham on Thursday. St. Anthony has not had much luck with Effingham recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for St. Anthony, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond was dealt a bruising 66-39 loss at the hands of St. Anthony when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.