Basketball Recap: Clay City Skates Past North Central with Ease

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2025, 7:23am

Basketball Recap: Clay City Eels vs. North Central Thunderbirds

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Previous Games

11/06/25 - Home64-14 W
11/08/24 - Away21-80 L
02/02/24 - Neutral36-57 L
12/11/23 - Home39-65 L
11/12/22 - Away49-61 L
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Clay City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They really took it to the North Central Thunderbirds for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-14 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eels had established a 33-point advantage.

Taylor Rhienhart went supernova, shooting 40% from the field en route to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The game was her third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ellie Stoelting, who posted six points along with 14 rebounds and four steals.

Clay City was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

The win got Clay City back to even at 1-1. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Clay City will take on Cloverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-21 defeat against Terre Haute North Vigo on the 8th.

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