Basketball Recap: Clinton Central Comes Up Short

Clinton Central lost to Faith Christian back in January of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bulldogs fell 70-60 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Creed Mennen

Field Goal Percentage

12/19/25 vs Tri-Central	9%
12/09/25 vs South Newton	17%
01/02/26 vs BELIEVE Circle City	29%
12/05/25 vs Fountain Central	31%
01/03/26 vs Purdue Polytechnic	36%

Loss or not, Clinton Central got some senior leadership from Creed Mennen and Amrin Barrett. Mennen went 9-for-10 on his way to 25 points, while Barrett posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Mennen also set a new season-high mark in shooting accuracy with 90%. Luke Shelley was another key player, putting up five points.

Clinton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Faith Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.

Looking ahead, Clinton Central will head out to face off against Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' defense better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 52.2 points per game this season. As for Faith Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-49 win against Pioneer on the 10th.