Basketball Game Preview: Midway Raiders vs. Clinton Dark Horses

The Midway Raiders will take on the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Midway is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 16, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by Lakewood 50-20. The game marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Clinton was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 47-46 to Lakewood. While losing is never fun, the Dark Horses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Leopards are ranked 114th).

Midway has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Midway didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Clinton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Does Midway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clinton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.