The Midland Trail Patriots will be playing at home against the Clay County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Midland Trail's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Clay County has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
Even though PikeView scored an imposing 58 points on Tuesday, Midland Trail still came out on top. Midland Trail managed a 64-58 victory over PikeView. The victory was just what Midland Trail needed coming off of a 69-43 loss in their prior match.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midland Trail to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eli Campbell, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Campbell hasn't dropped below 18 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Cooper, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Clay County ended up a good deal behind Calhoun on Monday and lost 66-50.
Midland Trail has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Clay County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything came up roses for Midland Trail against Clay County in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 70-43 victory. Will Midland Trail repeat their success, or does Clay County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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