Claremore Christian and Wright Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Claremore Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 34 last Friday.
Last Friday, Claremore Christian came up short against Wesleyan Christian and fell 58-47. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Claremore Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hannah Gebhardt dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynlie Butler, who scored 11 points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Claremore Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wright Christian didn't have too much trouble with Mingo Valley Christian last Tuesday as they won 45-26.
Claremore Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Wright Christian, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Claremore Christian skirted past Wright Christian 38-35 when the teams last played back in January. Does Claremore Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wright Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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