Clinton-Massie is 1-9 against New Richmond since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clinton-Massie Falcons will take on the New Richmond Lions at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Clinton-Massie focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
If New Richmond heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Clinton-Massie took over last week. Clinton-Massie slipped by Williamsburg 45-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Clinton-Massie can attribute much of their success to Zander Mills, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points, and Avden Faucett, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, New Richmond had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They secured a 62-58 W over Clermont Northeastern on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Luke Wolf was a one-man wrecking crew for New Richmond as he went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds. Cohen Manning was another key player, scoring 12 points plus two blocks.
Clinton-Massie beat New Richmond 65-54 when the teams last played back in February. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was New Richmond's Rylan Utter, who scored 15 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clinton-Massie to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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