South Loup is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Ansley/Litchfield a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. South Loup will host the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans 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 Loup is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Arcadia/Loup City on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Loup came up short against Arcadia/Loup City, falling 37-17. While losing is never fun, South Loup can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Arcadia/Loup City is ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Ansley/Litchfield lost to Pleasanton on the road by a 50-31 margin on Tuesday.
South Loup will need focus on slowing down Caydence Feldman, one of several Ansley/Litchfield players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kerry M Ryan, who earned five points along with seven boards and four blocks.
South Loup's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Ansley/Litchfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
South Loup came out on top in a nail-biter against Ansley/Litchfield in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, sneaking past 37-35. Does South Loup have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ansley/Litchfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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