Anton hasn't had much luck against Whitharral recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Anton Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Whitharral Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Anton sitting on four straight wins and Whitharral on ten.
Anton is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cotton Center: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Anton blew Cotton Center out of the water with a 48-9 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Whitharral strolled past Meadow with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 46-27. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Broncos are ranked 988th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anton has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Whitharral, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7.
Anton lost to Whitharral on the road by a decisive 44-25 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitharral's Paige Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Now that Anton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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