Basketball Recap: Red Springs skates past Clinton with ease

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2024, 6:04pm

Basketball Recap: Red Springs Red Devils vs. Clinton Dark Horses

The Red Springs Red Devils won the last time they faced the Clinton Dark Horses, and things went their way on Friday too. Red Springs blew past the Dark Horses, posting a 58-31 victory on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Springs.

Kaedon Porter was his usual excellent self, scoring 30 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Makhi Arthur, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 steals.

Clinton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gregory Coxum, who scored four points along with five rebounds.

Red Springs' victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Clinton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Red Springs will take on the Golden Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairmont presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Red Devils in North Carolina (the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 144th, while the Red Devils are ranked 374th). As for Clinton, they will be playing at home against the Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midway is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.