South Holt hasn't had much luck against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Holt Knights will head out on the road to square off against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Holt is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 40th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost to Falls City on the road by a 35-18 margin. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 457th in Missouri, while the Tigers are ranked 226th in Nebraska).
Meanwhile, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] ended up a good deal behind Mound City on Friday and lost 52-37. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] hasn't had much luck with Mound City recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
South Holt will have to contain Lizzie Schlueter as she made an impact in East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s last game. She posted 24 points. That was a full 64.9% of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s points, marking the 14th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
South Holt's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
South Holt was dealt a bruising 51-21 loss at the hands of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schlueter, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Now that South Holt knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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