Amherst is 1-9 against Whitharral since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Amherst Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Whitharral Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Amherst is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They lost 54-28 to Anton. Amherst was down 44-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Whitharral entered their tilt with Wellman-Union on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They breezed by the Wildcats to the tune of 79-25. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Whitharral's win came from a few key players Amherst will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Hudson Dobrovolny, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). Nathaniel Sansom was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 16 boards.
Whitharral smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Whitharral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Amherst, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Amherst was dealt a bruising 68-26 loss at the hands of Whitharral in their previous meeting on January 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sansom, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that Amherst knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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