Basketball Preview: Eastpointe Shamrocks vs. Clintondale Dragons
Eastpointe and Clintondale are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Eastpointe Shamrocks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clintondale Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Eastpointe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Western International, posting an 81-52 victory. The win was nothing new for the Shamrocks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Clintondale waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Battling Bathers, posting a 76-29 victory. The matchup marked the Dragons' most dominant win of the season so far.
Clintondale pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Eastpointe, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Eastpointe against Clintondale when the teams last played back in February of 2020, as the squad secured a 71-44 victory. Will Eastpointe repeat their success, or does Clintondale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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