The Clark Chargers will take on the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 4:40 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Clark is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 88-79 win over Legacy.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista faced Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Sierra Vista snuck past Rancho with a 66-60 victory. The win was nothing new for the Mountain Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.
Clark better focus on containing Colton Knoll and Jevon Yapi as the pair were huge in Sierra Vista's win. Knoll dropped a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds, while Yapi went 6-for-13 on his way to 17 points along with five assists and four steals. Yapi's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anliante Smith, who posted seven points.
Sierra Vista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Sierra Vista's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Clark, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Clark came up short against Sierra Vista when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-56. Can Clark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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