Rogers is 0-10 against Clarkston since May of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Rogers Pirates will square off against the Clarkston Bantams at 5:30 p.m.
Rogers is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-46 heartbreaker at the hands of North Central. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolfpack 9-5 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Clarkston waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Knights to the tune of 78-9. Given the Bantams' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Knights are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clarkston has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points per game. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Rogers was dealt a bruising 78-18 loss at the hands of Clarkston when the teams last played on January 7th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rogers was down 46-7.
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