The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots will head out to take on the Oakland-Craig Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clarkson/Leigh took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 61-30 win over Madison. With the Patriots ahead 36-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Clarkson/Leigh had a senior duo take command as Brynn Settje scored ten points and Baylee Settje had ten points. Another player making a difference was Izzy Hollatz, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oakland-Craig's strategy against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on Thursday. Everything went Oakland-Craig's way against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder as Oakland-Craig made off with a 51-28 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Knights have posted since January 16th.
Oakland-Craig found their leader in freshman Hilary Ray, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ray a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Adi Rennerfeldt was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds.
Oakland-Craig was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Logan View/Scribner-Snyder only posted three.
Clarkson/Leigh beat Oakland-Craig 53-46 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clarkson/Leigh since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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