Basketball Recap: Clay County Picks Up Tenth Straight Win at Home

Clay County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Oneida Baptist Institute Mountaineers 75-42. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Oneida Baptist Institute	75-42
01/03/25 vs North Laurel	70-63
12/17/24 vs Pineville	86-74
12/16/24 vs Whitley County	80-53
02/27/24 vs Oneida Baptist Institute	78-38
+ 5 more games

Clay County pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Oneida Baptist Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Clay County will welcome Harlan at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clay County is facing Harlan at the right time seeing as Harlan is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Oneida Baptist Institute, they will square off against Knox Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.