The Clermont Northeastern Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Clinton-Massie Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Clermont Northeastern came up short against Williamsburg and fell 41-31. The Rockets have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Clinton-Massie hadn't done well against Western Brown recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Clinton-Massie came out on top against Western Brown by a score of 58-50. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Clinton-Massie found their leader in freshman Baron Phipps, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to four blocks and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for Phipps. The team also got some help courtesy of Cale Wilson, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points.
Clinton-Massie's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 5-11. As for Clermont Northeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Clermont Northeastern strolled past Clinton-Massie when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 50-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clermont Northeastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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