After a string of three wins, the Clay City Eels's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 37-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northview. Clay City has not had much luck with Northview recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Several Eels players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kailyn Kirkling, who scored 13 points along with three steals and two blocks. That's the first time this season that Kirkling posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Lulu Koehler, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Northview was led to victory by Carlee Schrader and Brynlee Clarke. Schrader scored nine points along with three steals, while Clarke scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Clarke has scored at least a third of Northview's points. Rachel Rounds was another key contributor, scoring two points along with five rebounds.
Clay City's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Northview, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay City will take on Eastern Greene at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Eastern Greene focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday. As for Northview, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Cloverdale at 7:30 p.m. Cloverdale has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 22.
