The Wellsville-Middletown Tigers lost against the Clopton Hawks back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Wellsville-Middletown had to suffer through a rough 82-26 loss at the hands of Clopton. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Wellsville-Middletown has scored all season.
Leading Clopton to victory were Braya Smith and Jasmine Hammett. Smith scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, while Hammett scored 19 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hammett has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Stacia Talbert, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Wellsville-Middletown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Clopton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wellsville-Middletown won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Van-Far at 5:30 p.m. on February 6th. Van-Far is coming into the matchup with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Wellsville-Middletown will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Clopton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wright City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Clopton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Monday.
