Basketball Preview: Clarendon Broncos vs. Vernon Lions
The Clarendon Broncos are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Vernon Lions at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Clarendon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lamesa to the tune of 58-8 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Vernon hadn't done well against Breckenridge recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Vernon took their matchup with ease, bagging a 70-30 victory over Breckenridge. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Vernon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Key'Maria Mcbride out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Marhianna Johnson, who had 11 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Clarendon's record is now 6-1. As for Vernon, their record is now 2-0.
Clarendon was able to grind out a solid victory over Vernon in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 50-41. Does Clarendon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vernon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
