Villa Grove came up into this matchup off a tough 24-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights by a score of 52-50 on Friday. The Blue Devils just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 defeats in a row.
Nate Hale was the offensive standout of the match as he went 8-for-16 to rack up 21 points. He has become a key player for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 7-19 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Smith, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.
Villa Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-20 record this season.
Villa Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they will challenge Westville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
