The Clifton Central Comets and the Manteno Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manteno took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clifton Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Clifton Central got the win against Illinois Lutheran by a conclusive 49-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Meanwhile, Manteno might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Paxton-Buckley-Loda an easy 57-31 win. Manteno has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clifton Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Manteno, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Clifton Central might still be hurting after the 66-43 loss they got from Manteno in their previous matchup back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Clifton Central was down 43-21.
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