The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights lost against the St. Anthony Bulldogs back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond was outmatched by St. Anthony on the road and fell 77-44. While losing is never fun, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while St. Anthony is ranked 139th).
When it comes to explaining why Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond lost, one person who can't be blamed is Claire Seal. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. The matchup was Seal's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Herschberger, who scored 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for St. Anthony, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond will be home for the holidays to greet Unity Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Unity Christian is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. St. Anthony will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Flora at 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2024.
