Basketball Game Preview: Wall Hawks vs. Clyde Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	70-26 W
01/26/24 - Away	72-27 W
01/02/24 - Home	67-24 W
01/27/23 - Home	60-33 W
01/03/23 - Away	57-35 W
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Wall has gone 10-0 against Clyde recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wall Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clyde Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Wall against Merkel as the team secured a 71-24 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Clyde over Merkel in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Clyde strolled past Merkel with points to spare, taking the game 53-36.

Wall better focus on containing Madeline Underwood and Gracie Caperton as the pair were huge in Clyde's win. Underwood dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Caperton posted 22 points along with six assists and six boards. Underwood has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 16 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Mauldin, who earned five points and five rebounds.

Clyde smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Wall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Clyde, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.

Everything came up roses for Wall against Clyde in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the squad secured a 70-26 victory. In that matchup, Wall amassed a halftime lead of 35-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.