The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots and the Fullerton Warriors will round out the year against one another at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Clarkson/Leigh and four for Fullerton.
Last Tuesday, Clarkson/Leigh came up short against Lakeview and fell 54-43.
Despite the defeat, Clarkson/Leigh got a solid performance out of Korbin Lemburg, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that Lemburg pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trey Steffensmeier, who scored nine points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Fullerton also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to St. Francis by a score of 62-53. Fullerton has not had much luck with St. Francis recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Fullerton saw an underclassman step up: Kane Wetovick dropped a double-double on 28 points and 18 rebounds. Wetovick scored a full 52.8% of Fullerton's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Clarkson/Leigh bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fullerton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
