Clark Fork is 5-0 against the Cristeros since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Clark Fork Wampus Cats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Immaculate Conception Academy Cristeros at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Clark Fork took a serious blow against the Knights, falling 90-50. While losing is never fun, Clark Fork can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Knights are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Immaculate Conception Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Varsity Opponent. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The losing side was boosted by Dominic Wilhelm, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 48.3% of Immaculate Conception Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Demeyer, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Clark Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Immaculate Conception Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Clark Fork against the Cristeros in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 77-23 victory. With Clark Fork ahead 44-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
