Basketball Game Preview: Lake Taylor Titans vs. Grafton Clippers

The Lake Taylor Titans will square off against the Grafton Clippers on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Lake Taylor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 57-45 win over Norcom. The victory continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Grafton came tearing into Tuesday's game with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 64-31 win over the Pioneers. The Clippers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Lake Taylor's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Grafton, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.

Lake Taylor came out on top in a nail-biter against Grafton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 53-51. Will Lake Taylor repeat their success, or does Grafton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.