Washington County lost against Clifton-Clyde back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Washington County Tigers took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clifton-Clyde Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Eagles are ranked 21st).
Clifton-Clyde was led to victory by Lillian Steinbrock and Sevy Wurtz. Steinbrock went 6 of 10 to rack up 16 points, while Wurtz almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals. Wurtz is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Paige Joy, who posted eight points.
Washington County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Clifton-Clyde, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Washington County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 47-42 victory against Republic County on the 6th. As for Clifton-Clyde, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-51 win against Doniphan West on the 7th.
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