The Clay Center Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Council Grove Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clay Center will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Clay Center slipped by Wamego 43-42. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Council Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 46-40 to Hillsboro.
Clay Center will need to focus on slowing down Finn Gant, one of several Council Grove players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6-for-11 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brycen Palmquist, who posted ten points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Clay Center's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1. As for Council Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Clay Center came up short against Council Grove in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 52-40. Can Clay Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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