Basketball Recap: Clear Creek Drops Season-High Score on South Park

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clear Creek). They strolled past the South Park Burros with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 50-33. The Golddiggers pushed the score to 39-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Burros cut but never quite recovered from.

Clear Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Donovan Miller, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 19 points and four steals. Those 19 points gave Miller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Huff, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points and five rebounds.

Clear Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.

Clear Creek's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for South Park, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Clear Creek will take on Union Colony Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Park, they will square off against Cripple Creek-Victor at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.