Clay City has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Linton-Stockton Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clay City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 313th, while Linton-Stockton is ranked 57th).
Last Tuesday, Clay City was beaten by South Putnam 48-20. Clay City has not had much luck with South Putnam recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Clay City had strong showings from Megan Jackson, who scored 4 points, and Kailyn Kirkling, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Linton-Stockton beat Eastern Greene 39-33 on Thursday.
The losses dropped Clay City to 4-6 and South Putnam to 8-3.
Clay City took a serious blow against Linton-Stockton in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 55-20. Will Clay City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
