Basketball Preview: Clinton Dark Horses vs. South Lenoir Blue Devils
The Clinton Dark Horses will face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clinton will be strutting in after a victory while South Lenoir will be coming in after a loss.
Clinton is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hobbton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clinton blew Hobbton out of the water with a 66-6 final score. With the Dark Horses ahead 46-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Clinton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rubi Davila out in front who went 8 for 10 en route to 18 points plus five steals. Davila has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Phoenix Everett was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for South Lenoir just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 58-37 to Ayden - Grifton. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-13.
Defeat or not, South Lenoir got some senior leadership from Gracie Tyndall and Tyazhia Midgett. Tyndall scored 18 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Midgett posted three points along with 16 rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Midgett a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight).
South Lenoir dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Clinton, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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