Southview and Clay are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Cougars will challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clay took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southview, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Southview took on Bowling Green on Thursday. The Cougars managed a 54-50 victory over the Bobcats. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won four in a row.

Mikayla Dorn
| 01/22/26 vs Bowling Green | 17 |
| 01/17/26 @ Eastwood | 16 |
| 01/15/26 @ Springfield | 16 |
Mikayla Dorn was nothing short of spectacular: she dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Evans, who shot 46% from the field to rack up 15 points.
Southview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They are 7-3 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Clay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 60-29 defeat at the hands of Ross. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 692nd, while the Little Giants are ranked 266th).
Clay's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Southview, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Southview didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Clay when the teams last played back in December of 2025, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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