Clarkrange hasn't had much luck against Stone Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clarkrange Buffaloes will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Stone Memorial Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Clarkrange will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 36-point they dealt Boyd Christian on Saturday. Clarkrange blew past Boyd Christian, posting a 71-35 win. The Buffaloes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Clarkrange's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryton Swallows, who went 10 for 12 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds. Swallows is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braxton Sears, who posted six points plus 11 assists and seven rebounds.
Clarkrange was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stone Memorial). They came out on top against Lebanon by a score of 81-70 on Friday.
Stone Memorial's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cade Capps, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Capps has scored at least a third of Stone Memorial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Briggs Lowe, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and three blocks.
Stone Memorial's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Clarkrange, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Clarkrange hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.8 points per game. However, it's not like Stone Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.8. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Clarkrange might still be hurting after the 82-61 defeat they got from Stone Memorial in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Capps, who almost dropped a double-double on 38 points and nine rebounds. Now that Clarkrange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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