The Clear Spring Blazers and the Hedgesville Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Clear Spring is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 30th on Friday. They lost 61-36 to Williamsport.
Meanwhile, Hedgesville came up short against Southwest Onslow on Thursday and fell 54-45. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 55th in West Virginia, while the Stallions are ranked 259th in North Carolina).
Clear Spring will have to keep a close watch on Lexie Brown and Rylee Bodkins, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hedgesville's prior game. Brown dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards, while Bodkins posted 11 points along with four steals and three blocks. That was a full 48.9% of Hedgesville's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Hedgesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Hedgesville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Clear Spring, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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