Basketball Recap: Clay Center Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Clay Center won the last time they faced Marysville and things went their way on Friday too. The Clay Center Tigers took down the Marysville Bulldogs 68-50. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tigers

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/10/25 vs Marysville	68-50
12/20/24 vs Chapman	81-17
12/06/24 vs Riley County	73-48

Clay Center's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Marysville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay Center will challenge Wamego at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Marysville, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Abilene.