Ansley/Litchfield and Anselmo-Merna are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Anselmo-Merna took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ansley/Litchfield, who comes in off a win.
Ansley/Litchfield only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Arcadia/Loup City on Tuesday. Ansley/Litchfield took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 50-23 win over Arcadia/Loup City. Given Ansley/Litchfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Arcadia/Loup City is ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Anselmo-Merna had to suffer through a rough 65-31 loss at the hands of South Loup. Anselmo-Merna has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ansley/Litchfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Anselmo-Merna, their defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Ansley/Litchfield's way against Anselmo-Merna in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Ansley/Litchfield made off with a 67-45 victory. With Ansley/Litchfield ahead 37-17 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
