Basketball Game Preview: Clifton-Clyde Eagles vs. Linn Bulldogs

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Previous Games

12/12/23 - Home	53-31 W
01/24/23 - Away	57-51 W
01/16/23 - Away	48-38 W
01/25/22 - Home	35-39 L
12/11/21 - Home	41-40 W
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Clifton-Clyde is 9-1 against Linn since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Clifton-Clyde Eagles will take on the Linn Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Clifton-Clyde is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley Heights on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Linn suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2024 on Friday. They lost 63-38 to Centralia. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Panthers are ranked first).

Clifton-Clyde's loss dropped their record down to 14-4-1. As for Linn, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.

Everything went Clifton-Clyde's way against Linn in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Clifton-Clyde made off with a 53-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clifton-Clyde since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.