Basketball Recap: Clifton-Clyde Skates Past Rural Vista [Hope/White City] with Ease

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clifton-Clyde had no problem doing just that on Monday. They breezed past the Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat to the tune of 64-33. The Eagles pushed the score to 52-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Heat had little chance of recovering from.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tucker Mein, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nathen Traynor, who put up 11 points.

Eagles

Previous 6 Games (Home)

03/03/25 vs Rural Vista [Hope/White City]	64-33
02/13/25 vs Valley Heights	51-36
02/11/25 vs Hanover	73-56
02/04/25 vs Washington County	64-47
01/28/25 vs Canton-Galva	71-49
01/25/25 vs Centralia	65-51

Clifton-Clyde's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points over those games. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-7 record.

As of now, neither Clifton-Clyde nor Rural Vista [Hope/White City] have any future games scheduled.