After three games on the road, Clarksville is heading back home. They and the Rossview Hawks will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Clarksville didn't have too much trouble with the Eagles on the road as they won 70-56. Clarksville pushed the score to 51-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Clarksville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kellen J howard out in front who scored 23 points. J howard is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sheldon Huber, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, Rossview came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Springfield with points to spare, taking the game 79-61. Given Rossview's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clarksville's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Rossview, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Clarksville came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hawks in their previous matchup last Monday, sneaking past 71-69. Will Clarksville repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
