On Saturday, the Clermont Northeastern Rockets came up short against the West Clermont Wolves and fell 62-50. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while the Wolves are ranked 218th).
Despite the loss, Clermont Northeastern still got an impressive performance from Connor Yeager, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 boards. That was a full 38% of Clermont Northeastern's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brady Schmidt, who put up 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
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Even though they lost, Clermont Northeastern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Clermont Northeastern dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Clermont, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Clermont Northeastern will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bethel-Tate at 7:15 p.m. As for West Clermont, they will challenge Walnut Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Clermont's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
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