Basketball Game Preview: Clay Center Tigers vs. Abilene Cowboys

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Away	55-37 W
02/22/24 - Away	57-33 W
02/16/24 - Home	48-38 W
02/17/23 - Away	50-23 W
01/13/23 - Home	45-31 W
+ 5 more games

Clay Center has gone 10-0 against Abilene recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clay Center Tigers will host the Abilene Cowboys. Clay Center has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Clay Center is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past Chapman 56-30. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Irish are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Abilene had to suffer through a 61-24 loss at the hands of Wamego.

Clay Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.2 points per game. As for Abilene, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Clay Center strolled past Abilene when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 55-37. Does Clay Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Abilene turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.