East Clinton is on a six-game streak of home losses, the Cardinals a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The East Clinton Astros will take on the Felicity-Franklin Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, East Clinton suffered a tough 62-40 loss at the hands of the Greyhounds.
Meanwhile, Felicity-Franklin pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 73-65 to Williamsburg. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Felicity-Franklin in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Landen Forbes, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Jace Blackburn was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
East Clinton has not been sharp recently as the team's lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. As for Felicity-Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
East Clinton came up short against the Cardinals when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forbes, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Now that East Clinton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
