There's no place like home for the Cave Springs Hornets, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 40-39 photo finish over Welch. That's another feather in the cap for Cave Springs, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Welch still got an impressive performance from Mason Clinton, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Joseph Clinton, who scored five points.
Even though they lost, Welch were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Cave Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Welch, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-9.
Cave Springs won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oaks-Mission on January 20th. As for Welch, Welch and South Coffeyville will face off at 10:30 a.m. on January 20th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. South Coffeyville is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
