Basketball Game Preview: Clear Creek Wildcats vs. Clear Lake Falcons

The Clear Creek Wildcats will face off against the Clear Lake Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clear Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Clear Lake will be coming in after a loss.

Clear Creek will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 29 points on Saturday, then bounced right back against Carencro on Saturday. Clear Creek wrapped up 2024 with a 59-44 win over Carencro. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 350th in Texas, while the Bears are ranked 105th in Louisiana).

Meanwhile, Clear Lake was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 55-50 to University.

Clear Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Clear Creek, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.

Clear Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Clear Lake in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Clear Lake's Jerrick Guidry, who posted 22 points and five boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clear Creek to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.