Preview: Clearview Clippers vs. Columbia Raiders
Clearview is 2-8 against Columbia since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Clearview Clippers will head out on the road to challenge the Columbia Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Clearview was able to grind out a solid victory over North Olmsted, taking the game 69-56.
Clearview's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jai Walton, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Walton has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last three times he's played. Keith Colvin was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Columbia came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Orrville on the road to the tune of 68-41. That looming 68-41 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Columbia yet this season.
Clearview is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Clearview couldn't quite finish off Columbia when the teams last played back in January and fell 51-48. Can Clearview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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