The Clinton Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Chester Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Clinton is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Laurens on Saturday. Clinton took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Laurens. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Raiders are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chester, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 56-55 photo finish over Mid-Carolina on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cyclones considering their 24-point performance the contest before.
This is the second loss in a row for Clinton and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Chester, they moved to 6-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Everything went Clinton's way against Chester in their previous matchup back in January, as Clinton made off with a 72-50 win. In that matchup, Clinton amassed a halftime lead of 48-27, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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