The Clinton Prairie Gophers will welcome the Southmont Mounties at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Clinton Prairie is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against McCutcheon on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clinton Prairie was beaten by McCutcheon 66-24. The Gophers haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Abbey Swan was Clinton Prairie's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Hyleigh Wilson held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Taylor Morgan took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Southmont was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 60-59 to North Vermillion. The Mounties have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Southmont saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ella Barry almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 49.2% of Southmont's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Layla Gomez was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Clinton Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Southmont, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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