Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Clearfield

Penns Valley Area came into Wednesday's matchup looking for another win against Clearfield, but Ev Maines wouldn't allow it. The Clearfield Bison blew past the Penns Valley Area Rams 61-40 on Wednesday thanks in part to Maines, who went 11 for 15 on his way to 30 points and five boards. Those 30 points gave him a new career-high.

Bison

Previous 5 Games

01/15/25 @ Penns Valley Area	61-40
01/14/25 vs Huntingdon	51-48
01/10/25 vs Bellwood-Antis	61-35
01/08/25 @ Philipsburg-Osceola	64-33
12/27/24 vs Curwensville	72-62

The win (which was Clearfield's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Penns Valley Area, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

The future could be bright for both Clearfield and Penns Valley Area: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Clearfield will try to hand Bedford their seventh-straight loss when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Penns Valley Area will look to extend Richland's three-game losing streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.