Basketball Recap: Whitney Comes Up Short

If Whitney was feeling good fresh off their 69-39 takedown of McGregor last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Whitney Wildcats received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 64-50 to the Clifton Cubs. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Maddox Hinojosa was his usual excellent self, putting up 18 points for Clifton. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Rogers, who posted ten points.

Whitney's loss dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Clifton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.

Coming up, Whitney will face off against Palmer at 6:00 p.m. on February 18th. Palmer will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Whitney surely won't give up without a fight. As for Clifton, they will take on Keene at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clifton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.