The Clay Center Tigers will head out to challenge the Wamego Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wamego will be up against a hot Clay Center team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Clay Center claimed a resounding 81-40 win over Valley Heights. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Mustangs are ranked 306th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wamego). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Independent 90-20. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Red Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Clay Center's victory bumped their record up to 11-4-1. As for Wamego, their win bumped their record up to 4-13.
Clay Center beat Wamego 53-41 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clay Center since the team 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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