Basketball Recap: East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] Wins Going Away Against Northwestern

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]

Previous 2 Games

12/14/24 vs Northwestern	46-27
12/06/24 vs South Holt	51-21

On Saturday, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] didn't have too much trouble with the Northwestern Eagles as they won 46-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax].

Lizzie Schlueter continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s points. Another player making a difference was Grace Oswald, who posted six points in addition to five assists and three steals.

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

The win got East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] back to even at 2-2. As for Northwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will take on Platte Valley co-op [South Nodaway/Jefferson] in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern and Hardin-Central will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.