Basketball Game Preview: Clemente Wildcats vs. Raby Raiders

The Clemente Wildcats will square off against the Raby Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Raby is hoping to do what Austin College and Career Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Clemente's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Clemente breezed by Austin College and Career Academy to the tune of 65-27. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Raby came up short against Orr on Tuesday and fell 76-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Raiders still had to take the loss.

Raby now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Clemente, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.

Things could have been worse for Clemente, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-47 loss to Raby in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Raby's Jalen Monroe, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. Now that Clemente knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.