Clark Fork and Wallace are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Clark Fork Wampus Cats will take on the Wallace Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Clark Fork is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lakeside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clark Fork was dealt a 75-45 defeat at the hands of Lakeside. While losing is never fun, the Wampus Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Knights are ranked 42nd).
Owen Howard
| 02/07/25 vs Lakeside | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 14 |
| 02/01/25 @ Lakeside | 12 |
| 01/30/25 @ Kootenai | 20 |
| 01/23/25 vs Immaculate Conception Academy | 22 |
| + 3 more games |
Clark Fork's loss came about despite a quality game from Owen Howard, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 19 rebounds. Howard is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down 12 or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Cruz, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Clark Fork smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wallace ended up a good deal behind Kellogg on Wednesday and lost 56-41.
Clark Fork's record is now 4-11. As for Wallace, their record is now 12-7.
Clark Fork lost to Wallace on the road by a decisive 60-43 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallace's Cooper Miller, who went 12-for-18 en route to 28 points and eight steals. Now that Clark Fork knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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