Eastern is 1-9 against Clinton Prairie since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastern Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Clinton Prairie Gophers at 6:00 p.m.
Eastern is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Carroll on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastern was outmatched by Carroll and fell 66-26. The Comets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-11.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinton Prairie). They blew past Frankfort, posting a 54-10 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gophers.
Clinton Prairie's win came from a few key players Eastern will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Abbey Swan, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Taymorgan102 Taylor Morgan, who posted 14 points.
Clinton Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Eastern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-18.
Eastern came up short against Clinton Prairie in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 46-40. Can Eastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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