The Clinton Christian Couriers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their seventh straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 54-34 walloping at the hands of Argos. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Clinton Christian in their matchups with Argos: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Clinton Christian saw an underclassman step up: Dominic Miller scored eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Lower, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Argos was led to victory by Luke Stults and Sean Richard. Stults almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, while Richard dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Richard has scored at least a third of Argos' points. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Austin, who scored six points.
Clinton Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Argos, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Clinton Christian will head out on the road to take on Community Baptist Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Clinton Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. As for Argos, they will play host again and welcome South Central, where tip off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (South Central is ranked 370th, while Argos is ranked 363rd).
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