Basketball Game Preview: Clay City Eels vs. Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions

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Previous 5 Games

02/20/25 - Away	78-27 W
02/22/24 - Home	73-31 W
01/07/23 - Away	61-36 W
01/08/22 - Home	69-59 W
01/03/19 - Neutral	68-37 W

Clay City is a perfect 5-0 against Lighthouse Christian Academy since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Clay City Eels will square off against the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clay City has six straight wins, Lighthouse Christian Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Clay City is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Riverton Parke: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clay City blew Riverton Parke out of the water with a 90-38 final score. The Eels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lighthouse Christian Academy played a tough contest two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 78-27 loss at the hands of Clay City. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Clay City will need to focus on slowing down Brock Banks, one of several Lighthouse Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points.

Clay City's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.2 points. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Everything came up roses for Clay City against Lighthouse Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the team secured a 78-27 win. In that contest, Clay City amassed a halftime lead of 45-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.