The Clinton Redwolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Grass Lake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Clinton has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Grass Lake will arrive with 21 straight victories.
Clinton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Onsted on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clinton was beaten by Onsted 71-39. While losing is never fun, the Redwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Wildcats are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grass Lake). They blew past Pinckney, posting a 73-41 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Grass Lake's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-0. As for Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Clinton was able to grind out a solid win over Grass Lake in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 80-67. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clinton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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