The Clay City Eels are taking a road trip to face off against the West Vigo Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Clay City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Tuesday.
Clay City will head out to face West Vigo after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Clay City came up short against Shakamak, falling 40-19. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, the Eels couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Clay City saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Taylor Rhienhart went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, West Vigo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 51-36 to Owen Valley. One positive for the Vikings, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
West Vigo's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Clay City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Clay City was able to grind out a solid victory over West Vigo in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 41-29. Will Clay City repeat their success, or does West Vigo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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