Basketball Recap: Clayton Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Maxwell

On Friday, Clayton faced Maxwell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Clayton Yellowjackets were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Maxwell Bears. The contest marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Clayton fell to 5-1. As for Maxwell, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Clayton will take on Des Moines in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Maxwell, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cimarron at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.