The Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders on Monday. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City came out on top against North Clay/Clay City by a score of 55-48. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was led to victory by Macee Rodman and Ruby Stuckemeyer. Rodman scored 22 points along with eight rebounds, while Stuckemeyer dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rodman has scored at least a third of Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's points. Another player making a difference was Karlee Smith, who scored five points.
North Clay/Clay City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alexis VanDyke, who scored 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds. VanDyke has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Miah Ballard, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for North Clay/Clay City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City will face off against Warrensburg-Latham at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for North Clay/Clay City, they will head out on the road to face off against Farina South Central at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Farina South Central is ranked 425th, while North Clay/Clay City is ranked 429th).
