Basketball Game Preview: Clay City Eels vs. Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 2:35am

Preview: Clay City Eels vs. Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions

Clay City is 3-0 against Lighthouse Christian Academy since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Clay City Eels will be playing at home against the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Clay City pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Northview on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin. Clay City has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Meanwhile, Lighthouse Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 65-50 bruising from Pleasant View Christian.

Clay City's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-13.

Everything went Clay City's way against Lighthouse Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as Clay City made off with a 61-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lighthouse Christian Academy's Coda Snyder, who scored 14 points along with four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Clay City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.

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