Clinton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to the Midway Raiders at home by a 52-38 margin. While losing is never fun, the Dark Horses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Raiders are ranked 253rd).
Several Dark Horses players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Taylen Moore, who posted eight points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Henry Bass, who scored six points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Midway had a senior duo take command as Travis Gist had 17 points and Kemari McNeil earned 13 points. Gist has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played.
Clinton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Midway, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Clinton has already played their next game (against Wallace-Rose Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Midway will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Fairmont at 7:30 p.m. Midway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
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