Basketball Game Preview: Caruthers Blue Raiders vs. Clovis Cougars

The Caruthers Blue Raiders will square off against the Clovis Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Caruthers' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.

Caruthers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Buchanan 72-45. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 27 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Clovis didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Central on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 52-46 win.

Caruthers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points over those games. As for Clovis, they pushed their record up to 22-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

Caruthers beat Clovis 56-47 in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Will Caruthers repeat their success, or does Clovis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.