The North Central Thunderbirds lost against the Clay City Eels back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. North Central suffered a rough 67-41 defeat at the hands of Clay City. While losing is never fun, North Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Clay City is ranked 157th).
North Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mason Young, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Young has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaden Hooper, who scored 12 points.
North Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10. As for Clay City, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
North Central will look to defend their home court on Friday against Linton-Stockton at 7:30 p.m. Linton-Stockton is coming into the matchup with six straight wins on the road, so North Central is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Clay City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-41 defeat vs. Terre Haute North Vigo on the 10th.
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