After flying high against Judah Christian last Monday, Central A & M came back down to earth. The Central A & M Raiders fell to the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights 57-52. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2019.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond was led to victory by Colin Smith and Will Hilligoss. Smith went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds, while Hilligoss went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points. Hilligoss is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Appleby, who posted eight points and three steals.
Central A & M has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-9.
Central A & M and Maroa-Forsyth will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they and Judah Christian will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond is facing Judah Christian at the right time seeing as Judah Christian is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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