North Carolina High School Basketball - Clinton overwhelms Lakewood
January 24, 2024: Clinton, NC 28328 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Clinton Dark Horses (Clinton, NC) and the visiting Lakewood Leopards (Roseboro, NC), witnessed Clinton's basketball squad crush Lakewood by a margin of 54-30.
The Dark Horses (10-3) will now prepare for their test against St. Pauls (St. Pauls, NC). The Bulldogs go into the 2A Southeastern test with a 9-4 record. In their last test, St. Pauls walloped West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC), 68-29, in a league test.
The Leopards now own a 5-7 record. They play next when they host Neuse Charter for a 1A Carolina test on Friday, January 26. Lakewood will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 31-27 league loss to Rosewood (Goldsboro, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 10-9.