(Atlantic) Atlantic and Red Oak meet for the second time this season in a men’s basketball game Tuesday night. The Tigers (7-9) won the opener 77-72 at Atlantic on Jan. 16. Both groups have had good luck lately; Red Oak has won two of its last three games. Atlantic (5-10) enters the road game at Red Oak with back-to-back wins.
The Trojans ruled Creston and St. Albert on the road last week.
Atlantic head coach Dalton Franken says Red Oak can score in shootouts and set up and attack the rim successfully. He says Hunter Gilleland played a role in the Tigers’ win over Atlantic in the first outing. The senior went 8-13 on the court and scored 30 points. Max DeVries added 25.
Red Oak and Atlantic have similar numbers. The Tigers average 61.6 points per game—Atlantic averages 60.9. So, who will come out on top this second time around?
Both groups mirror each other defensively. The Rams are giving up an average of 62. 6. Atlantic’s opposition averages 62. 4 points per game.
Colton Rasmussen is tied for Class 3A scoring with 430 points and is the Class 3A leader in fumbles with 128.
De Vries is averaging 20 points per game and Gilleland is averaging 14. 8.
We will have the broadcast on 95. 7 FM and the AUDIO broadcast on westerniowatoday. com (KS957): the women’s pre-match starts at 17:45, with the announcement at 18:00. The children’s game will continue.
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