Basketball Game Preview: Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs vs. Peebles Indians

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Peebles Indians at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Monday, Lynchburg-Clay ended up a good deal behind North Adams and lost 51-37. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Green Devils are ranked 188th).

Meanwhile, Peebles was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 42-29 to Eastern.

Peebles' loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Lynchburg-Clay was able to grind out a solid win over Peebles when the teams last played back in November of 2024, winning 36-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lynchburg-Clay since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.