The Rio Vista Eagles struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Clifton Cubs had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Rio Vista took a serious blow against Clifton, falling 60-25. Rio Vista has not had much luck with Clifton recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Rio Vista had strong showings from Savana Howard, who scored four points, and Karsyn Lewis, who scored no points.
Leading Clifton to victory were Avary Woosley and Laylah Gaona. Woosley scored 13 points, while Gaona scored 12 points along with four steals. The match was Woosley's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Camy Barsh, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Rio Vista's defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-15. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.0 points per game. As for Clifton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
Rio Vista will finish 2023 at home by hosting Strawn at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Strawn is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. Clifton's road trip will continue as they head out to face Huckabay at 2:30 p.m. on December 27th. Huckabay's defense has only allowed 27.4 points per game this season, so Clifton's offense will have their work cut out for Clifton.
