Black River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Clearview Clippers and fell 83-56. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 80-63 back in December of 2024.
| 01/31/25 @ Clearview | 28 |
| 12/13/24 vs Clearview | 15 |
| 01/10/25 vs Oberlin | 14 |
| 01/11/24 @ Open Door Christian | 11 |
| 01/14/25 vs Open Door Christian | 10 |
When it comes to explaining why Black River lost, don't look at Zane Kristophel. Despite the final result, he posted 28 points. The dominant performance gave Kristophel a new career-high in points. Zyan Griffin was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Leading Clearview to victory were Quavion Grant and Cy Christensen. Grant went 11 of 16 on his way to 27 points, while Christensen went 10 for 15 en route to 23 points and four steals. Christensen has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Corey Armelin also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Black River's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Clearview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.
Black River will challenge Cloverleaf at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cloverleaf knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Black River likes a good challenge. As for Clearview, they will take on Keystone at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keystone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.4 points per game this season.
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