The Clinton Yellowjackets and the Star City Bulldogs will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Clinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Arkadelphia, taking the game 68-60. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Badgers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Star City waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They snuck past the Owls with a 61-56 victory. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Star City's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Clinton, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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