Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Clay City

Eels

Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs Tri-West Hendricks	63-40
12/27/24 vs North Putnam	85-30
12/27/24 vs Owen Valley	60-30
12/21/24 vs Indianapolis Metropolitan	56-54
12/21/24 vs Vincennes Lincoln	69-51
12/14/24 @ Monrovia	66-44

Clay City had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins with a sharp 63-40 victory. The Eels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

Tri-West Hendricks' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniel Thomas, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points, and Wes Ward, who posted ten points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ryan Miller, who had five points.

Clay City pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for Tri-West Hendricks, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay City will square off against South Putnam at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Clay City is facing South Putnam at the right time seeing as South Putnam is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beech Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.