Jefferson lost against Clark back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mustangs fell 63-50 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1157th, while the Cougars are ranked 346th).
Clark's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shae McCarty, who posted 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave McCarty a new career-high in field goal percentage (67%). Evan Jarzombek was another key player, shooting 75% from the field on his way to 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Jefferson and nudges their season record down to 1-13. As for Clark, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-8 record.
Jefferson has already played their next game (against LEE), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Clark, they have also already played their next contest, a 71-47 defeat against Harlan on the 12th.
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