The Clifton Central Comets waltzed into Friday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. They blew past Tri-Point 65-34 at home. Given Clifton Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Tri-Point is ranked 732nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clifton Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Meents, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Podowicz, who scored 7 points along with 3 steals.
Clifton Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Tri-Point, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Clifton Central has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Reed-Custer at 7:00 p.m. on December 11th. As for Tri-Point, they will head out on the road to face off against Gardner-South Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
