Basketball Recap: Clinton Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Clinton won the last time they faced Gibbs and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Clinton Dragons walked away with a 45-33 win over the Gibbs Eagles. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Eagles are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Gibbs	45-33
01/21/25 vs Cumberland Gap	57-30
01/17/25 vs Anderson County	44-37

Clinton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-12. As for Gibbs, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.

Clinton will square off against Anderson County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibbs has already played their next contest (against Union County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.