The Heide Trask Titans and the Clinton Dark Horses will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Heide Trask knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Clinton likes a good challenge.
Heide Trask is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since December 9, 2025 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 72-69 victory over Wallace-Rose Hill. The win was all the more spectacular given the Titans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clinton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They secured a 64-59 W over East Bladen on Thursday.
Clinton's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points over those games. As for Heide Trask, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Heide Trask got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 against Clinton by a conclusive 74-49 score. In that game, the Titans amassed a halftime lead of 36-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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