Clairton is 1-7 against Winchester Thurston since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clairton Bears will be staying on the road to face off against Winchester Thurston at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th. Winchester Thurston took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clairton, who comes in off a win.
Clairton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 63-27 victory over Frazier. Given Clairton's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Frazier is ranked 540th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Iyanna Wade continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 43 points. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Clairton's points. J Childs was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Winchester Thurston suffered their biggest loss since December 2, 2023 on Thursday. They were the victim of a tough 67-44 defeat at the hands of Serra Catholic.
Clairton's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Winchester Thurston, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Clairton strolled past Winchester Thurston when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 65-49. Will Clairton repeat their success, or does Winchester Thurston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
