The Clayton Bears will venture away from home to challenge the New Auburn Trojans at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Auburn will be up against a hot Clayton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Clayton's way against Cornell on Friday as Clayton made off with a 56-32 win.
Meanwhile, New Auburn put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 65-27 victory over Birchwood. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Bobcats are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Auburn's win was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Clayton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Clayton lost to New Auburn on the road by a decisive 42-23 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Clayton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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