The Clemens Buffaloes suffered their closest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They fell just short of East Central by a score of 50-47. Clemens has not had much luck with East Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Clemens still got an impressive performance from Duda Igiehon, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Atiana Cook, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Clemens struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as East Central racked up ten assists.
Emery Espinoza continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Central, scoring 17 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Welham, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Clemens has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-13 record this season. As for East Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Clemens will head out on the road to take on Steele at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Steele is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games. As for East Central, they will be playing at home against San Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
