The Amboy Clippers are taking a road trip to face off against the Eastland Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Amboy is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Amboy will head into Wednesday's contest having proved themselves against Polo: Amboy took a 20-point defeat the last time they faced off against Polo, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Amboy had just enough and edged Polo out 38-35.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Eastland on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Ashton-Franklin Center out of the water with a 55-20 final score. The Cougars pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had no chance of recovering from.
Amboy pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for Eastland, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Amboy skirted past Eastland 33-31 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Amboy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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