If the Luray Bulldogs were riding high off their 65-41 takedown of the Central Woodstock Falcons last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Luray ended up on the wrong side of a tough 79-56 walloping at the hands of Clarke County on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Luray lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Connor Hilliard, who scored 16 points. Christian Lentz was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five rebounds.
It was another big night for Louis Marino, who scored 18 points along with three steals for Clarke County. Marino hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Booker, who scored 14 points.
Luray's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Clarke County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Luray will head out on the road to take on Fort Defiance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Defiance knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 contests -- so hopefully Luray likes a good challenge. As for Clarke County, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarke County will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Madison County surely won't give up without a fight.
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