The Claymont Mustangs will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Maysville Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Claymont has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Maysville will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Claymont might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Ridgewood an easy 61-35 win. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Generals are ranked 188th).
While Maysville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 56-3 victory over Coshocton. The match marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Maysville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Claymont, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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