Clay Center hasn't had much luck against Beloit recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clay Center Tigers will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Beloit Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Clay Center will be strutting in after a win while Beloit will be coming in after a defeat.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Everything went their way against Riley County on Friday as Clay Center made off with a 73-48 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Beloit didn't have quite enough to beat Concordia on Friday and fell 67-65.
Despite the loss, Beloit got top-tier performance from Eli Johnson, who went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points plus two blocks. Johnson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryker Clark, who had seven points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Clay Center couldn't quite finish off Beloit in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 58-56. Can Clay Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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