Basketball Recap: Ray Mcclendon's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Clarksville over Trinity Lutheran

If Clarksville was riding high fresh off their 61-41 takedown of Rising Sun two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clarksville Generals fell 41-33 to the Trinity Lutheran Cougars on Friday. The Generals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Clarksville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ray McClendon, who posted 14 points. That was a full 42.4% of Clarksville's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Keshaun Muckle also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trinity Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bode Brooks, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Reed Mellencamp, who scored nine points and four steals.

Clarksville's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Trinity Lutheran, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 5-6.

Clarksville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-52 victory against Henryville on the 18th. Trinity Lutheran has also already played their next contest, a 65-54 win against Rising Sun on the 18th.