Basketball Recap: Crane Beats Clever for Their Third Straight Win

Pirates

Previous 3 Games

01/16/25 vs Clever	50-46
01/13/25 vs Sparta	69-22
01/07/25 vs Southwest	62-43

Crane entered their tilt with Clever on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 50-46 victory over the Clever Blue Jays. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Crane has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Clever, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Coincidentally, Crane and Clever will both be playing Monett the next time they take the court. Crane will host Monett at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Clever will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.