Basketball Recap: Clarksburg Comes Up Short

Clarksburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a blow against the Middleton Tigers, falling 72-25. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Tigers are ranked 117th).

Leading Middleton to victory were Kemora Buggs and Harmony Bell. Buggs went 11 for 20 en route to 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Bell went 6 of 11 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. Those 24 points gave Buggs a new career-high. Kenya Polk was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.

Clarksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Middleton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clarksburg has already played their next game (against Halls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Middleton has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Bradford.