The Southern Fulton Indians will head out to take on the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Claysburg-Kimmel took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southern Fulton, who comes in off a win.
Southern Fulton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Everett, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Southern Fulton came out on top against Everett by a score of 56-48 on Wednesday.
Claire Harvey was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Southern Fulton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Johnson, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel lost to Forbes Road on the road by a 60-41 margin on Thursday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southern Fulton will need focus on slowing down Zailee Bush, one of several Claysburg-Kimmel players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Bush a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Bailey Tipton, who had 15 points.
Claysburg-Kimmel's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Southern Fulton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southern Fulton has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Claysburg-Kimmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southern Fulton skirted past Claysburg-Kimmel 44-42 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does Southern Fulton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Claysburg-Kimmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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