The Clifton Central Comets and the Watseka Warriors will face off at 5:00 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clifton Central scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Milford as Clifton Central made off with a 75-50 win. The win was just what Clifton Central needed coming off of a 78-51 loss in their prior contest.
Clifton Central found their leader in underclassman Blake Chandler, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Those nine rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Podowicz, who scored nine points along with ten assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Watseka beat Donovan 45-40 on Saturday.
Clifton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Watseka, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Clifton Central was able to grind out a solid win over Watseka in their previous matchup back in November, winning 52-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clifton Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
