Archangels Catholic lost to Clarkson/Leigh back in January of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Archangels Catholic Defenders walked away with a 59-49 win over the Clarkson/Leigh Patriots. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Patriots are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Clarkson/Leigh still got an impressive performance from Kyle McMullin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave McMullin a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Matthies, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Archangels Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Clarkson/Leigh, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Archangels Catholic has already played their next game (against Heartland Lutheran), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Clarkson/Leigh won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Pender at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
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