Anton hasn't had much luck against Whitharral recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Anton Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Whitharral Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Anton will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Cotton Center on Tuesday. Anton claimed a resounding 54-24 win over Cotton Center. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 43-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Elks had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Whitharral came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Broncos to the tune of 61-24. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Broncos are ranked 969th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whitharral is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.5 points per game. As for Anton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Anton was dealt a bruising 68-23 defeat at the hands of Whitharral in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitharral's Paige Smith, who went 10 of 11 en route to 23 points along with five rebounds and five steals. 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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