North Daviess is on a 16-game streak of home wins, while Clay City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Daviess Cougars will take on the Clay City Eels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, North Daviess came up short against Barr-Reeve and fell 39-26.
Meanwhile, Clay City put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over Cloverdale. Given Clay City's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Cloverdale is ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Daviess' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Clay City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for North Daviess against Clay City when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 72-43 victory. Will North Daviess repeat their success, or does Clay City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
