The Clay City Eels will take on the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Clay City didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cloverdale, but they still walked away with a 36-31 victory. The Eels haven't had any issues with the Clovers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clay City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emily Swearingen, who posted 12 points. What's more, Swearingen also posted a 50% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2024. Taylor Rhienhart was another key player, putting up seven points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lighthouse Christian Academy). Everything went their way against Dugger Union on Thursday as they made off with a 69-49 victory. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The win got Lighthouse Christian Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Clay City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Clay City against Lighthouse Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-17 victory. In that game, the Eels amassed a halftime lead of 30-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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