Basketball Game Preview: Bennington Bears vs. Clayton Bulldogs

The Bennington Bears will face off against the Clayton Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Bennington 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 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caney on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Clayton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 75-45 loss at the hands of Boswell. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Scorpions are ranked 183rd).

Clayton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bennington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.

Bennington barely slipped by Clayton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 47-46. Does Bennington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clayton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.